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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Allow useres to retrieve data and interact with content located on web pages within website






2. Ensures functions are done efficiently






3. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






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






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






6. Meaningful info related to database






7. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






8. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






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






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






11. Table displayed in descending order






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Most valuable asset of a database system.






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






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






24. Attribute in quotes






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






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






27. Identifies columns to appear in the result






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






29. Begins an element






30. Used to combine one query to another






31. Change order of rows in result table






32. SQL finds and retrieves date






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






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






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






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






37. Columns containing numbers only






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






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






40. Large structured set of persistent data






41. Data remains unchanged in database






42. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






44. Used to remove duplicates from result table






45. SELECT statment containing the nested query






46. Basic Component of SQL






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






48. All Columns indicated and selected






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






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