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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. Selects from specific values in list






2. Attribute in quotes






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






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






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






6. Ensures functions are done efficiently






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






8. Change order of rows in result table






9. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






11. Everything between the start and end tag






12. Create program files that include SQ after each command






13. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






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






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






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






17. Used to combine one query with another.






18. Join a table to a copy of itself






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






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






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






22. Large structured set of persistent data






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






24. Meaningful info related to database






25. Three Basic Operations of SP - SR - SB: Publish - Find - ____






26. Basic Component of SQL






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






28. Used to close a tag properly






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






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






31. Combination of attributes that can be uniquely used to identify a database record and is generally the pool from which the primary key is chosen.






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






33. Allows use of single or multiple character wildcards with the underscore or percent symbol






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






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






36. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






37. Ensures data is correct casings






38. Averages the numeric values






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Most valuable asset of a database system.






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






46. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






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






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






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






50. Basic Component of SQL