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The SQL BETWEEN operator …
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Specifies a range to test
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None of the given
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Specifies that a column is a primary key
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Specifies which tables we are selecting from
Pregunta 2
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SQL aggregate functions are …
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MIN, MAX, AVG, COUNT, SUM
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SUM, AVG, MULT, DIV, MIN
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SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX, MULT
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SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX, NAME
Pregunta 3
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Which SQL keyword is used to specify conditional search?
Pregunta 4
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The AVG SQL function returns the ...
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The sum of values in a column
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Average in the values in a group.
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Maximum value from a column.
Pregunta 5
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What does follow after the SQL WHERE clause?
Pregunta 6
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What does the SQL FROM clause do?
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Specifies the tables to retrieve rows from.
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Specifies a search condition
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None of the given
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Specifies the columns we are retrieving
Pregunta 7
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Which SQL keyword is used to retrieve a maximum value?
Pregunta 8
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What does follow after the SQL SELECT clause?
Pregunta 9
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Which SQL functions is used to count the number of rows?
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COUNT ( )
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NUMBER ( )
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SUM ( )
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COUNTOF ( )
Pregunta 10
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What is the purpose of the SQL AS clause?
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The AS SQL clause is used change the name of a column in the result set or to assign a name to a derived column
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The AS clause is used with the JOIN clause only
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The AS clause defines a search condition
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All of the mentioned
Pregunta 11
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Which SQL statement is used to extract data from a database?
Pregunta 12
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Which SQL statement is used to return only different (unique) values?
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SELECT DIFFERENT
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SELECT UNIQUE
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SELECT DISTINCT
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SELECT *
Pregunta 13
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Which SQL keyword is used to sort the result set?
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ORDER BY
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FILTER
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SORT BY
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SORT
Pregunta 14
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If you want to apply a second condition to your statement where both statements must be true, what keyword would you use between the conditions?
Pregunta 15
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What keyword would you use to group your results by a column's values?
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ORDER BY
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GROUP BY
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BY
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JOIN
Pregunta 16
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What keyword can you use to search for a string in a column?
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FIND STRING
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HAS STRING
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CONTAINS STRING
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LIKE
Pregunta 17
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Which of the following is the correct order of keywords for SQL SELECT statements?
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SELECT, FROM, WHERE
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FROM, WHERE, SELECT
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WHERE, FROM, SELECT
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SELECT, WHERE, FROM
Pregunta 18
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A subquery in an SQL SELECT statement is enclosed in …
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parenthesis -- (...).
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brackets -- [...].
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CAPITAL LETTERS.
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braces -- {...}.
Pregunta 19
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The result of an SQL SELECT statement is a(n) ________ .
Pregunta 20
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In an SQL SELECT statement querying a single table, the asterisk (*) means that …
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all columns of the table are to be returned
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all records meeting the full criteria are to be returned
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all records with even partial criteria met are to be returned
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None of the above is correct
Pregunta 21
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The HAVING clause does which of the following?
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Acts EXACTLY like a WHERE clause
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Acts like a WHERE clause but is used for columns rather than groups
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Acts like a WHERE clause but is used for groups rather than rows
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Acts like a WHERE clause but is used for rows rather than columns
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LIKE operator uses ___ and ___ .
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asterisk (*) ; percent sign (%)
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question mark (?) ; asterisk (*)
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percent sign (%) ; underscore ( _ )
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underscore ( _ ) ; question mark (?)
Pregunta 23
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What SQL structure is used to limit column values of a table?
Pregunta 24
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What operator tests column for the absence of data?
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NOT operator
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IS NULL operator
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EXISTS operator
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All of the above
Pregunta 25
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What is the meaning of LIKE '%0%0%' ?
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Feature has two 0's in it, at any position
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Feature begins with two 0's
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Feature has more than two 0's
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Feature ends with two 0's
Pregunta 26
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The _______ operator returns all tuples in one relation that are not found in the other relation.
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Select
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None
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Intersect
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Difference
Pregunta 27
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What is meant by the following relational algebra statement: STUDENT X GROUP ?
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Compute the left outer join between the STUDENT and GROUP relations
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Compute the full outer join between the STUDENT and GROUP relations
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Compute the cartesian product between the STUDENT and GROUP relations
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Compute the right outer join between the STUDENT and GROUP relations
Pregunta 28
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What is meant by the term union compatibility?
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None
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When two or more tables share the same (or compatible) domains
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When two or more tables share the same number of columns and when they share the same domains
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When two or more tables share the same number of columns
Pregunta 29
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Which of the following is used to denote the selection operation in relational algebra?
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Pi (Greek)
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Sigma (Greek)
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Lambda (Greek)
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Omega (Greek)
Pregunta 30
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Which product is returned in a join query have no join condition?
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None
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Equijoins
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Both
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Cartesian
Pregunta 31
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The ____________ operator combines all tuples from two relations excluding duplicates.
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Intersect
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Difference
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Union
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Divide
Pregunta 32
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Which of the following is used to denote the projection operation in relational algebra?
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Pi (Greek)
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Sigma (Greek)
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Lambda (Greek)
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Omega (Greek)
Pregunta 33
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_______ specifies a search condition for a group or an aggregate function.
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GROUP BY clause
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HAVING clause
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FROM clause
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WHERE clause
Pregunta 34
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The command to remove rows from CUSTOMER table is …
Pregunta 35
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DML is used to …
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manipulate the structure of database applications
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add and delete tables
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add / modify / delete data in the database
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specify the structure of a database
Pregunta 36
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Identify the characteristic(s) of transactions
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Atomicity
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Durability
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Isolation
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All of the mentioned
Pregunta 37
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The ______ statement is used to end a successful transaction.
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COMMIT TRANSACTION
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ROLLBACK TRANSACTION
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COMMIT WORK
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All of the mentioned
Pregunta 38
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DCL stands for …
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Data Control Language
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Data Console Language
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Data Console Level
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Data Control Level
Pregunta 39
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Types of update anomalies are … (NF)
Pregunta 40
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Types of functional dependencies are …(NF)
Pregunta 41
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TCL stands for …
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Transaction control language
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Transaction command language
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Transaction connect language
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None of the given
Pregunta 42
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UNIQUE constraint allows to create .. (NF)
Pregunta 43
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Types of JOIN statement are ... (NF)
Pregunta 44
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The statement to create a new user is …
Pregunta 45
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The column of a table is referred to as the …
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Entity
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Degree
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Tuple
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Attribute
Pregunta 46
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The another name for a row is …
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Attribute
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Tuple
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Degree
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Entity
Pregunta 47
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A primary key for an entity is
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A relationship
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A tuple
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A unique attribute
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Any attribute
Pregunta 48
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In ER Diagram by Chen’s notation a relationship type is represented by …
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Diamond (rhombus)
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Rectangle
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Ellipse
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Dashed ellipse
Pregunta 49
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Key to represent relationship between tables is called :
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Primary Key
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Foreign Key
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Secondary Key
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None of these
Pregunta 50
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An entity relationship diagram is a tool to represent … (NF)
Pregunta 51
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The FD X -> Y is a full dependency in a relation R, if there is _____ attribute A that can be _____ X and the dependency still holds.
Pregunta 52
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Through normalization, data redundancy …
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Through normalization, update anomalies …
Pregunta 54
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For a relation to be in 3NF, it should not contain _____ attribute that is transitively dependent on _____.
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a primary key, a foreign key
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a non-primary key, a foreign key
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a non-primary key, the primary key
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a primary key, a non-primary key
Pregunta 55
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For a relation to be in 2NF, _____ attribute must be fully functionally dependent on _____.
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every non-primary key, the primary key
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every alternate key, the primary key
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every non-key, every key
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every non-key, at least one key
Pregunta 56
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Which normal form is considered “good” for relational database design?
Pregunta 57
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A relation in which the intersection of each row and column contains one and only one value is said to be in
Pregunta 58
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Table is synonymous with the term …
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Record
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Column
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Field
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Relation
Pregunta 59
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If a relation scheme is in 3NF then it is also in …
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2NF
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4NF
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5NF
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None of these
Pregunta 60
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A functional dependency is a relationship between or among:
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Tables
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Relations
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Rows
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Attributes
Pregunta 61
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In an ER diagram an entity is represented by a …
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Rectangle
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Ellipse
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Circle
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Diamond box
Pregunta 62
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In an ER diagram by Chen’s notation attributes are represented by …
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Rectangle
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Square
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Ellipse
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Triangle
Pregunta 63
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Who proposed the relational model?
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Bill Gates
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Charles Babbage
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E. F. Codd
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Herman Hollerith
Pregunta 64
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Phases of a database development are …
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Logical Design
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Conceptual Design
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Physical Design
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All of these
Pregunta 65
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A goal of normalization is …
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Minimize the number of relationships
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Minimize the number of tables
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Minimize the number of entities
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Minimize the number of redundancy
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None of these
Pregunta 66
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A table in 1NF in which the unique candidate key consists of two of its three attributes:
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Always violates 2NF
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Never violates 2NF
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May violate 2NF
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None of the above
Pregunta 67
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Database is a collection of … (NF)
Pregunta 68
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DBMS stands for …
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None of these
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Database Administrator System
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Database Basic Management System
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Database Management System
Pregunta 69
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Normalization is ...
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the process of adding primary key to a table
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the process of arranging information stored in a database in a way, which redundancy and ambiguity
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a special way of selecting data
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none of these
Pregunta 70
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What does SQL stand for?
Pregunta 71
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Which language is used to specify database structure?
Pregunta 72
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The statement in SQL which allows to change the structure of a table is …
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SELECT
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ALTER
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CREATE
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UPDATE
Pregunta 73
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The SQL DROP TABLE clause is used to ...
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create a new table in the database
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modify an existing table in a database
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delete a table from the database
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none of these
Pregunta 74
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Determine the primary key by description of the table: Students (stud_id, lname, fname, bdate)
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stud_id
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lname
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fname
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bdate
Pregunta 75
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Determine the type of the relationship between Students and Groups entities by its description: “One student can be enrolled only in one group, and from the other side one group contains many students” (NF)
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One-to-One
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One-to-Many
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Many-to-Many
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None of these