CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED SQL

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CIS 3365 Quiz am CHAPTER 8: ADVANCED SQL, erstellt von Miguel Lucero am 05/04/2017.
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1. A relational join operation merges rows from two tables.
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  • True
  • False

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2. An inequality condition is also known as a natural join and an equality condition is also called a theta join.
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  • True
  • False

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3. Subqueries cannot be used in combinations with joins.
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  • True
  • False

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4. The SELECT statement uses the attribute list to indicate what columns to project in the resulting set.
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  • True
  • False

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5. Numeric functions take one numeric parameter and return one value.
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  • True
  • False

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6. String manipulation functions are rarely used in programming.
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  • True
  • False

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7. UNION, INTERSECT, and MINUS work properly only if relations are intersect-compatible, which means that the names of the relation attributes and their data types must be different.
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  • True
  • False

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8. A view is a virtual table based on a SELECT query.
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  • True
  • False

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9. A sequence is not associated with a table and can be dropped from a database with a DROP SEQUENCE command.
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  • True
  • False

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10. SQL supports the conditional execution of procedures (IF-THEN-ELSE statements) that are typically supported by a programming language.
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  • True
  • False

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11. To remedy the lack of procedural functionality in SQL, and to provide some standardization within the many vendor offerings, the SQL-99 standard defined the use of persistent stored modules.
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  • True
  • False

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12. A persistent stored module is stored and executed on the database client machine.
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  • True
  • False

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13. Every PL/SQL block must be given a name.
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  • True
  • False

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14. In Oracle, you can use the SQL*Plus command SHOW ERRORS to help you diagnose errors found in PL/SQL blocks.
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  • True
  • False

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15. PL/SQL blocks have a section used to declare variables.
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  • True
  • False

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16. The most useful feature of PL/SQL blocks is that they let a designer create code that can be named, stored, and executed by the DBMS.
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  • True
  • False

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17. Automating business procedures and automatically maintaining data integrity and consistency are trivial in a modern business environment.
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  • True
  • False

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18. A trigger is procedural SQL code that is automatically invoked by the RDBMS upon the occurrence of a given data manipulation event.
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  • True
  • False

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19. Triggers can only be used to update table values.
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  • True
  • False

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20. A statement-level trigger is assumed if a designer omits the FOR EACH ROW keywords.
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  • True
  • False

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21. A row-level trigger is assumed if we omit the FOR EACH ROW keywords and a statement-level trigger required the use of the FOR EACH ROW keyword.
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  • True
  • False

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22. MySQL allows multiple triggering conditions per trigger.
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  • True
  • False

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23. BEFORE means before the changes are made in memory but after the changes are permanently saved to disk.
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  • True
  • False

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24. Just like database triggers, stored procedures are stored in the database.
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  • True
  • False

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25. One of the major advantages of stored procedures is that they can be used to encapsulate and represent business transactions.
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  • True
  • False

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26. Stored procedures must have at least one argument.
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  • True
  • False

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27. Variables can be declared inside a stored procedure.
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  • True
  • False

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28. Cursors are held in a reserved memory area in the client computer.
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  • True
  • False

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29. An implicit cursor is automatically created in procedural SQL when the SQL statement returns only one
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  • True
  • False

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30. An explicit cursor must return two or more rows.
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  • True
  • False

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31. A stored function is another name for a stored procedure.
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  • True
  • False

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Linked SQL” is a term used to refer to SQL statements that are contained within an application programming language such as COBOL, C++, ASP, Java, or ColdFusion.
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  • True
  • False

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33. The following SQL statement uses a(n) . SELECT P_CODE, P_DESCRIPT, P_PRICE, V_NAME FROM PRODUCT, VENDOR WHERE PRODUCT.V_CODE = VENDOR.V_CODE;
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  • a. set operator
  • b. natural join
  • c. “old­style” join
  • d. procedural statement

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34. When using a(n) join, only rows that meet the given criteria are returned.
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  • a. full
  • b. inner
  • c. outer
  • d. set

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35. The statement SELECT * FROM T1, T2 produces a(n) join.
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  • a. cross
  • b. natural
  • c. equi-
  • d. full

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36. How many rows would be returned from a cross join of tables A and B, if A contains 8 rows and B contains 18?
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  • a. 8
  • b. 18
  • c. 26
  • d. 144

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37. A(n) join will select only the rows with matching values in the common attribute(s).
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  • a. natural
  • b. cross
  • c. full
  • d. outer

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38. If a designer wishes to create an inner join, but the two tables do not have a commonly named attribute, he can use a(n) _____ clause.
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  • a. OF
  • b. USING
  • c. HAS
  • d. JOIN ON

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39. A(n) join returns not only the rows matching the join condition (that is, rows with matching values in the common columns) but also the rows with unmatched values.
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  • a. outer
  • b. inner
  • c. equi-
  • d. cross

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40. The syntax for a left outer join is .
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  • a. SELECT column-list FROM table1 OUTER JOIN table2 LEFT WHERE join-condition
  • b. SELECT column-list FROM table1 LEFT [OUTER] JOIN table2 ON join-condition
  • SELECT column-list WHERE LEFT table1 = table 2
  • . SELECT column-list FROM table1 LEFT table2 [JOIN] WHERE join-condition

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41. In subquery terminology, the first query in the SQL statement is known as the query.
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  • a. outer
  • b. left
  • c. inner
  • d. base

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42. In the context of SELECT subquery types, a is returned when an UPDATE subquery is used.
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  • a. NULL
  • b. single value
  • c. list of values
  • d. virtual table

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43. Which of the following is a feature of a correlated subquery?
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  • a. The inner subquery executes first.
  • b. The outer subquery initiates the process of execution in a subquery.
  • c. The inner subquery initiates the process of execution in a subquery.
  • d. The outer subquery executes independent of the inner subquery

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44. The function returns the current system date in MS Access.
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  • a. TO_DATE()
  • b. SYSDATE()
  • c. DATE()
  • d. TODAY()

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45. When using the Oracle TO_DATE function, the code represents a three-letter month name.
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  • a. MON
  • b. MM3
  • c. MONTH
  • d. MM

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46. In Oracle, the function converts a date to a character string.
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  • a. CONVERT()
  • b. TO_DATE
  • c. TO_CHAR()
  • d. TO_STRING()

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is a string function that returns the number of characters in a string value.
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  • a. LENGTH
  • b. SUBSTRING
  • c. CONCAT
  • d. UCASE

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48. When using the Oracle TO_NUMBER function to convert a character string into a number, represents a digit.
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  • a. 0
  • b. 9
  • c. $
  • d. #

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49. The Oracle function compares an attribute or expression with a series of values and returns an associated value or a default value if no match is found.
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  • a. NVL
  • b. TO_CHAR
  • c. DECODE
  • d. CONVERT

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50. is a relational set operator.
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  • a. MINUS
  • b. PLUS
  • c. ALL
  • d. EXISTS

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51. “Union­compatible” means that the .
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  • a. names of the relation attributes can be different, but the data types must be alike
  • b. names of the relation attributes must be the same, but the data types can be different
  • c. names of the relation attributes must be the same and their data types must be alike
  • d. number of attributes must be the same, but the names and data types can be different

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52. The data type is considered compatible with VARCHAR(35).
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  • a. DATE
  • b. INT
  • c. TINYINT
  • d. CHAR(15)

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53. The statement combines rows from two queries and excludes duplicates.
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  • a. UNION
  • b. UNION ALL
  • c. INTERSECT
  • d. MINUS

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54. Assume a designer is using the UNION operator to combine the results from two tables with identical structure, CUSTOMER and CUSTOMER_2. The CUSTOMER table contains 10 rows, while the CUSTOMER_2 table contains 7 rows. Customers Jenna and Howard are included in the CUSTOMER table as well as in the CUSTOMER_2 table. How many records are returned when using the UNION operator?
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  • a. 7
  • b. 10
  • c. 15
  • d. 17

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55. Assume you are using the UNION ALL operator to combine the results from two tables with identical structure, CUSTOMER and CUSTOMER_2. The CUSTOMER table contains 10 rows, while the CUSTOMER_2 table contains 7 rows. Customers Dunne and Olowski are included in the CUSTOMER table as well as in the CUSTOMER_2 table. How many records are returned when using the UNION ALL operator?
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  • a. 7
  • b. 10
  • c. 15
  • d. 17

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56. Assume you are using the INTERSECT operator to combine the results from two tables with identical structure, CUSTOMER and CUSTOMER_2. The CUSTOMER table contains 10 rows, while the CUSTOMER_2 table contains 7 rows. Customers Dunne and Olowski are included in the CUSTOMER table as well as in the CUSTOMER_2 table. How many records are returned when using the INTERSECT operator?
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  • a. 0
  • b. 2
  • c. 7
  • d. 10

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57. The statement in SQL combines rows from two queries and returns only the rows that appear in the first set but not in the second.
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  • a. UNION
  • b. UNION ALL
  • c. INTERSECT
  • d. MINUS

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58. Assume you are using the MINUS operator to combine the results from two tables with identical structure, CUSTOMER and CUSTOMER_2. The CUSTOMER table contains 10 rows, while the CUSTOMER_2 table contains 7 rows. Customers Dunne and Olowski are included in the CUSTOMER table as well as in the CUSTOMER_2 table. How many records are returned when using the MINUS operator?
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  • a. 0
  • b. 2
  • c. 8
  • d. 10

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59. The operator could be used in place of INTERSECT if the DBMS does not support it.
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  • a. IN
  • b. OF
  • c. AND
  • d. UNION

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60. The operator could be used in place of MINUS if the DBMS does not support it.
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  • a. IN
  • b. NOT IN
  • c. AND
  • d. UNION

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61. The Oracle equivalent to an MS Access AutoNumber is a(n) .
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  • a. auto-number
  • b. sequence
  • c. TO_NUMBER function
  • d. trigger

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62. Which of the following is a feature of oracle sequences?
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  • a. Oracle sequences are tied to columns and tables.
  • b. Oracle sequences generate a character string that can be assigned to tables.
  • c. An oracle sequence uses the identity column property to automatically number rows.
  • d. An oracle sequence can be created and deleted anytime.

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63. The pseudo-column is used to select the next value from a sequence.
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  • a. CURRVAL
  • b. NEXTVAL
  • c. NEXT
  • d. GET_NEXT

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64. In Oracle, make(s) it possible to merge SQL and traditional programming constructs, such as variables, conditional processing (IF-THEN-ELSE), basic loops (FOR and WHILE loops,) and error trapping.
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  • a. cursor-style processing
  • b. stored procedures
  • c. embedded SQL
  • d. Procedural Language SQL

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65. The Oracle string concatenation function is .
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  • a. CONCAT
  • b. +
  • c. ||
  • d. &&

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66. The PL/SQL block starts with the section.
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  • a. IS
  • b. OPEN
  • c. DECLARE
  • d. BEGIN

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67. Oracle recommends for creating audit logs.
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  • a. triggers
  • b. stored procedures
  • c. stored functions
  • d. tables

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68. is a cursor attribute that returns TRUE if the last FETCH returned a row, and FALSE if not.
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  • a. %ROWCOUNT
  • b. %NOTFOUND
  • c. %FOUND
  • d. %ISOPEN
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