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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. One of the tools that SQL uses to find and retrieve data.






2. Averages the numeric values






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






4. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






5. Table displayed in ascending order






6. Limits the output of the established groups into the derived result table






7. Allow useres to retrieve data and interact with content located on web pages within website






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






9. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






10. Grant acces and control to only specific information






11. Averages the numeric values






12. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






13. The Web is ___________






14. Data remains unchanged in database






15. Identifies columns to appear in the result






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






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






18. Cookies are more secure than______ - allowing travel on a website without loss of info






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






20. Software system designed to support interface for a software asset that manages a specific set of tasks






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






22. Create program files that include SQ after each command






23. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






25. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






26. Ensures functions are done efficiently






27. Identifies columns to appear in the result






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






29. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






30. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






31. Meaningful info related to database






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Uses relationships between independent entities






39. SQL Commands: Define tables - views - _____ - delete or insert info






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






41. 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






42. Ensures data is correct casings






43. Used to remove duplicates from result table






44. Table displayed in ascending order






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






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






47. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






48. Used to close a tag properly






49. Describe information in a tree styled format






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