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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. Grant acces and control to only specific information






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






3. Ensures functions are done efficiently






4. Responsible for technical implementation & maintenance of database on a design & physical level






5. 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






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






7. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






9. Identifies columns to appear in the result






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






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






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






13. Large structured set of persistent data






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






15. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






16. Change order of rows in result table






17. Has the highest precedence - followed by the AND - OR






18. All Columns indicated and selected






19. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






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






21. Deletes selected rows






22. Definition of commands it can do






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






24. Join a table to a copy of itself






25. Attribute in quotes






26. All Columns indicated and selected






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






28. Ensures data is correct casings






29. Averages the numeric values






30. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






31. Describe information in a tree styled format






32. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






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






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






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






36. Characterizes operation of a relational database






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






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






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






40. Create program files that include SQ after each command






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Everything between the start and end tag






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






47. Basic Component of SQL






48. Join a table to a copy of itself






49. Table displayed in descending order






50. 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.