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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Benefits of Databases:Compactness - Speed - Less Drudgery - Currency -__________






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






3. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






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






5. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






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






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






8. Uses relationships between independent entities






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






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






11. Averages the numeric values






12. Data that has been processed into a format that is understandable by its audience






13. Data remains unchanged in database






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






15. Used to combine one query to another






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






17. Data that has been processed into a format that is understandable by its audience






18. Ensures data is correct casings






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






20. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






21. Defines a new column






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






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






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






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






26. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






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






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






29. 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.






30. Averages the numeric values






31. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






32. Meaningful info related to database






33. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






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






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






37. Attribute in quotes






38. Ensures data is correct casings






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






40. 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






41. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






42. Everything between the start and end tag






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






44. Table displayed in descending order






45. Most valuable asset of a database system.






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






47. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






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






49. Create program files that include SQ after each command






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