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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






2. Begins an element






3. Network node that acts as a repository - yellow pages - or clearing house for interfaces that are published by service providers






4. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






5. Data in database has ability to be accessed and manipulated by several users






6. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






7. Computer equipment -Fixed Storage Media - Removeable Storage Media - System Memory - and the Processor






8. Selects from specific values in list






9. Turns plain text documents into full multimedia and often interactive information resources. _________ forms the building blocks of every webpage






10. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






11. Writes programs that use or allow acces to databse with specific purpose






12. Uses two values as limits - selecting any values between the two of them






13. Closed in the start tag by adding a slash to the start tag






14. Individuals that use - manipulate or maintain aspects of database






15. Using product as intended for its audience






16. Describe information in a tree styled format






17. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






18. Considered the time that a user first accesses a page until a set of amount time - on the server - after their last activity or until the session is explicitly closed






19. Has the highest precedence - followed by the AND - OR






20. Deletes selected rows






21. All Columns indicated and selected






22. Data stored by DAd






23. Has the highest precedence - followed by the AND - OR






24. Concatenated in SQL Server Database software using the addition symbol






25. Used in a SELECT clause in place of a column






26. Begins an element






27. Definition of commands it can do






28. Executes commands one at a time - results being displayed immediately






29. Used to close a tag properly






30. Turns plain text documents into full multimedia and often interactive information resources. _________ forms the building blocks of every webpage






31. Columns may be specified for the result table by following the column name with a speace and the alias in the SELECT clause






32. Two Subquery Cases:Subqueries that return a _______ - Subqueries that retun multiple values






33. Join a table to a copy of itself






34. Meaningful info related to database






35. Cookie - Two Stages: Stored on user's computer - Automatically transferred from machine to _____






36. Combines rows from a SELECT statements result table into a group






37. Used to combine one query to another






38. Fields in a relational table that match the primary key from one column to the primary key of another table.






39. Two Subquery Cases:Subqueries that return a _______ - Subqueries that retun multiple values






40. SQL Commands - Two Things Specify data interested in - Indicate the ________






41. Copies multiple records at the same time using a SELECT statement






42. Straight implementation of raw data formatted into rows and columns






43. Software system designed to support interoperable machine - to - machine interaction over a network






44. Three Classes of Users: End Users - ____________ - Database Administrator (DBA)






45. Ongoing record of data reflecting the info defining the database






46. Everything in enviroment becomes an object - expands on Priniples of relational databases






47. One huge database to hold all data; Access to data - and use of system to add - update & print records






48. Table displayed in ascending order






49. Uniquely identify each record in the table and are chosen at the time of table creation. It is recommended that you use a variable such as a Social Security for this.






50. Aggregates Five Functions: COUNT - MAX - MIN - ___ - AVG