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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Characterizes operation of a relational database






3. 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






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






5. Attribute in quotes






6. Change order of rows in result table






7. Join a table to a copy of itself






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






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






10. Join a table to a copy of itself






11. 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.






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






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






14. SELECT statment containing the nested query






15. Using product as intended for its audience






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






17. Selects from specific values in list






18. The Web is ___________






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






20. Used to remove duplicates from result table






21. Basic Component of SQL






22. Deletes selected rows






23. Defines a new column






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






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






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






27. Create program files that include SQ after each command






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






29. Everything between the start and end tag






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






31. Used to remove duplicates from result table






32. Data stored by DAd






33. Used to combine one query with another.






34. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






35. Identifies columns to appear in the result






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






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






38. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






39. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






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






42. Used to combine one query to another






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






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






45. Used to combine one query to another






46. Used to close a tag properly






47. Most valuable asset of a database system.






48. Defines a new column






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






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