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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Closed in the start tag by adding a slash to the start tag






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






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






4. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






5. All Columns indicated and selected






6. Specifies the tables or views from which rows and columns are retrieved






7. Some form of output - usually - printed - containing information






8. Begins an element






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






10. Table displayed in descending order






11. 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






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






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






14. Identifies columns to appear in the result






15. Command based way to ask the database a question






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






17. Defines a new column






18. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






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






20. Everything between the start and end tag






21. Averages the numeric values






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






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






24. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






25. Defines a new column






26. Change order of rows in result table






27. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






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






29. Identifies columns to appear in the result






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






31. Used to combine one query to another






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






33. Data stored by DAd






34. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






35. File stored on a user's machine that contains infor about application






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






37. Browser requests page - code is delivered - executed and done with






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






39. Supplies value for the search condition of the SELECT statement containing it






40. Describe information in a tree styled format






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






42. Decides what data is stored in the databse and the manner it is stored






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






44. Computer programs allowing website visitors to submit and retrieve data to/from a database over the Internet using their preferred web browser






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






46. Specifies the search condition is TRUE if the comparison is TRUE for every value that the subquery returns






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






48. Table displayed in descending order






49. Definition of commands it can do






50. Columns containing numbers only