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






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






3. Identifies columns to appear in the result






4. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






6. Compares value of the column in the specified condition with the value specified






7. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






8. Give the browser more specific information about that tag






9. SQL finds and retrieves date






10. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






11. Characterizes operation of a relational database






12. Characterizes operation of a relational database






13. Limits the rows that appear in the result mathcing a specified condition






14. Averages the numeric values






15. System that is composed of a Certificate Authority - certificates - software - services and other cryptographic components to enable authenticity and validation of data and/or entities






16. Describe information in a tree styled format






17. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






18. Benefits of Databases:Compactness - Speed - Less Drudgery - Currency -__________






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






20. Grant acces and control to only specific information






21. Ensures functions are done efficiently






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






23. Most valuable asset of a database system.






24. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






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






26. Attribute in quotes






27. Uses relationships between independent entities






28. Changes the values in one or more selected rows of a table






29. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






30. Selects from specific values in list






31. Looks like opening tag - but with a forward slash






32. Data remains unchanged in database






33. Basic Component of SQL






34. Used to combine one query with another.






35. Command used to show the attributes that define a table.






36. Text markups that form an element" sort of a "box" to hold things like text and other elements






37. Large structured set of persistent data






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






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






40. SELECT statment containing the nested query






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






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






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






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






45. Meaningful info related to database






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






47. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






48. Network node that discovers and invokes other software services to provide a buisness solution






49. Used to remove duplicates from result table






50. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted