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Database Management Fundamentals
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A common language that could be used when accessing data from any database conforming to its standard - has Less than 30 commands
Structured Query Language (SQL)
hidden fields
Comparison Operators
Bind
2. Describe information in a tree styled format
Hierarchial
COUNT
GROUP BY
Web Service
3. Everything in enviroment becomes an object - expands on Priniples of relational databases
Object-Oriented Relational (OOR)
Inner SELECT query
Shared
ASC
4. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !
Tables
BETWEEN
Comparison Operators
Persistent
5. Supplies value for the search condition of the SELECT statement containing it
INSERT INTO
Indexes
Inner SELECT query
NOT
6. Columns containing numbers only
Hierarchial
SUM
COUNT
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
7. Cookie - Two Stages: Stored on user's computer - Automatically transferred from machine to _____
Data Recovery & Concurrance
DISTINCT
Web server
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
8. Data stored by DAd
Central Control of data
Data Elements
UPDATE
Comparison Operators
9. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____
Word
Application Programers
Service Broker
Service Requestor
10. Combines rows from a SELECT statements result table into a group
Bind
accident
Fields
GROUP BY
11. Defines a new column
Central Control of data
Aliases
Word
Calculated Column
12. Software system designed to support interoperable machine - to - machine interaction over a network
Web Service
Aliases
hidden fields
Interactive SQL
13. 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.
Bind
Service Provider
Candidate Keys
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
14. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted
Property
Negation Operator
Word
Central Control of data
15. Data in database has ability to be accessed and manipulated by several users
Shared
Attributes
Embedded SQL
Data Recovery & Concurrance
16. Responsible for technical implementation & maintenance of database on a design & physical level
BETWEEN
ASC
Aliases
Database Administrator (DBA)
17. 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.
Opening tag
Web Browser
Primary Keys
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
18. Ensures functions are done efficiently
Aliases
Performance
MAX
Fields
19. Fields in a relational table that match the primary key from one column to the primary key of another table.
ALL
Foreign Keys
COUNT
*
20. Table displayed in ascending order
ASC
Dynamic
Data
ORDER BY
21. Two Subquery Cases:Subqueries that return a _______ - Subqueries that retun multiple values
single value
Empty Elements
Element Content
Functions
22. Begins an element
Object-Oriented Relational (OOR)
Opening tag
ALL
IN
23. Responsible for technical implementation & maintenance of database on a design & physical level
Primary Keys
Database Administrator (DBA)
Interactive SQL
Dynamic
24. Table displayed in descending order
Aggregate Functions
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
ESC
Inner SELECT query
25. SQL Commands - Two Things Specify data interested in - Indicate the ________
accident
Fields
Service Broker
Functions
26. The Web is ___________
Opening tag
Stateless
single value
Structured Query Language (SQL)
27. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss
Central Control of data
Forward Slash
Data Recovery & Concurrance
single value
28. Some form of output - usually - printed - containing information
Application Programmers
SUM
Data Manipulation
Report
29. Give the browser more specific information about that tag
Database
Attributes
FROM
Object-Oriented Relational (OOR)
30. Attribute in quotes
Service Broker
Subqueries
ORDER BY
Property
31. Data stored by DAd
single value
Data Elements
sp_help
Embedded SQL
32. Turns plain text documents into full multimedia and often interactive information resources. _________ forms the building blocks of every webpage
Report
Foreign Keys
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
SELECT
33. Definition of commands it can do
Subquery
Data Definition
Fields
Inner SELECT query
34. Text markups that form an element" sort of a "box" to hold things like text and other elements
Tags
Scripting
Attributes
Object-Oriented Relational (OOR)
35. Finds the lowest constant value in a column
Comparison Operators
Dynamic
MAX
Scripting
36. One of the tools that SQL uses to find and retrieve data.
Calculated Column
Bind
Indexes
End Users
37. Decides what data is stored in the databse and the manner it is stored
Database Administrator (DBA)
Flat File
Data Administrator (DAd)
SELECT
38. Used to combine one query to another
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
Subqueries
Report
Flat File
39. Three Basic Operations of SP - SR - SB: Publish - Find - ____
Bind
Integrated
Database
sp_help
40. Allow useres to retrieve data and interact with content located on web pages within website
LIKE
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Data Administrator (DAd)
Web Browser
41. Create program files that include SQ after each command
Session
Embedded SQL
Views
Database Administrator (DBA)
42. Uses two values as limits - selecting any values between the two of them
BETWEEN
Indexes
End Users
Fields
43. Attribute in quotes
BETWEEN
Indexes
End Users
Property
44. SQL finds and retrieves date
Structured Query Language (SQL)
Indexes
Comparison Operators
Equals Operator
45. Table displayed in ascending order
Data Administrator (DAd)
ASC
WHERE
Foreign Keys
46. Three Classes of Users: End Users - ____________ - Database Administrator (DBA)
Flat File
Hierarchial
Application Programmers
Query
47. Most valuable asset of a database system.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
Central control of data
Hardware
SELECT
48. Begins an element
Opening tag
MAX
Data Definition
Service Requestor
49. Data that has been processed into a format that is understandable by its audience
Closing tag
Information
Joins
hidden fields
50. Concatenated in SQL Server Database software using the addition symbol
Closing tag
Fields
Attributes
Views