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A record consists of a ____
Pregunta 2
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A DBMS performs several important functions that guarantee the integrity and consistency of the data in the database. Which of the following is NOT one of those functions?
Pregunta 3
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Which item is unstructured data
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A record representing one student
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A video
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A table that holds student data
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A relational database that hold course registration data
Pregunta 4
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information
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raw facts
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processed information
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DBMS
Pregunta 5
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Which classification is correct for the box marked “Registration” in the given E-R Diagram?
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Intersection data
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Modality data
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Cardinality data
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Student data
Pregunta 6
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Which type of relationship exists between Student and Course
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One-to-many binary
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Many-to-many binary
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One-to-many unary
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Many-to-many unary
Pregunta 7
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What is the E-R Diagram about an online pet food vendor showing?
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An Invoice Line can include many Items
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An item can only be included in one Invoice Line
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One Invoice Line must include a minimum of one and a maximum of one Item.
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The relationship between Item and Invoice Line is many-to-many.
Pregunta 8
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A pet owner can have many pets; a specific pet is linked to one pet owner.
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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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Associative
Pregunta 9
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Database models were developed to ____
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model real-world events or conditions
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deposit data within a single file
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keep data within multiple data repositories
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allow DBMSs to maintain loose control over the database activities
Pregunta 10
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What is the correct way to read the modality on the right side of the association?
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A maximum of one activity
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A maximum of zero activities
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A minimum of zero activities
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A maximum of many activities
Pregunta 11
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What is the modality of Volunteer?
Pregunta 12
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What type of relationship is expressed with the phrase “A Painter paints one or more Paintings”?
Pregunta 13
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The entity integrity rule requires that ____
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all primary key entries are unique
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a part of the key may be null
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foreign key values do not reference primary key values
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duplicate object values are allowed
Pregunta 14
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What does the ‘refer’ in referential integrity mean ?
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The relationships between entities and attributes, also called referrals
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Reference points that databases place in each record during backups
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A foreign key in a table must refer to a valid primary key in another table.
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You delete a row in one table whose primary key does not have a matching foreign key value in another table
Pregunta 15
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A table is perceived as a ____
Pregunta 16
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Another word for the term “relation” is _____
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datafile
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data index
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table
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data query
Pregunta 17
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DISTINT filters the results to remove duplicates. ORDER BY _____
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does the same thing.
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alters the order of the rows in a table.
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modifies the presentation by changing the order of the result set.
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removes duplicates in the table.
Pregunta 18
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A primary key ____.
Pregunta 19
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A table can be logically connected to another table by defining a ____
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hyperlink
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common attribute
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primary key
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logic key
Pregunta 20
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A relational operator that allows for the combination of information from two or more tables is known as the ____ operator
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SELECT
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PROJECT
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JOIN
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DIFFERENCE
Pregunta 21
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Which of the following statements concerning the primary key is true?
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All primary key entries are unique.
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The primary key may be null.
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The primary key is not required for all tables.
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The primary key data do not have to be unique.
Pregunta 22
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We can describe a link by observing that ____
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a primary key of one table appears again as a primary key in a related table
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a foreign key of one table appears again as a foreign key in a related table
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a primary key of one table appears again as a foreign key in a related table
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a foreign key of one table appears again as a primary key in a related table
Pregunta 23
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When designing a new database, it is a good idea to ____
Pregunta 24
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An attribute (or combination of attributes) that uniquely identifies each entity in a table is called a ____
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superkey
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foreign key
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master key
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secondary key
Pregunta 25
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A foreign key must ____.
Pregunta 26
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The ERD is used to graphically represent the ____ database model.
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condensed
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physical
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logical
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conceptual
Pregunta 27
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A derived attribute ____.
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must be stored physically within the database
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need not be physically stored within the database
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has many values
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must be based on the value of three or more attributes
Pregunta 28
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A relationship is an association between ____
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objects
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entities
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databases
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fields
Pregunta 29
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A ____ key is a key that consists of more than one attribute.
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primary
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foreign
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composite
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domain
Pregunta 30
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A ____ attribute is one that cannot be subdivided.
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composite
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atomic
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single-valued
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multivalued
Pregunta 31
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If an entity can exist apart from one or more related entities, it is said to be ____-independent
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existence
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relationship
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business
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weak
Pregunta 32
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A ____ relationship exists when three entities are associated
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unary
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binary
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ternary
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weak
Pregunta 33
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The set of possible values for an attribute is a ____
Pregunta 34
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Which attribute(s) make up the primary key in the table definition:
CLASS (CRS_CODE, CLASS_SECTION, CLASS_TIME, CLASS_ROOM, PROF_NUM)
Pregunta 35
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A table that has all key attributes defined, has no repeating groups, and all its attributes are dependent on the primary key, is said to be in ____
Pregunta 36
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A table that is in 2NF and contains no transitive dependencies is said to be in ____
Pregunta 37
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Data redundancy produces ____
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slower lookups
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robust design
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efficient storage use
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data integrity problems
Pregunta 38
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Normalization works through a series of normal ____
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schemas
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entities
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databases
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forms
Pregunta 39
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Dependencies based on only a part of a composite primary key are called ____ dependencies
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primary
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partial
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incomplete
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composite
Pregunta 40
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Given the table EMP_PROJ (PROJ_NUM, EMP_NUM, PROJ_NAME, EMP_NAME, JOB_CLASS, CHG_HOURS, HOURS), which of the following is a partial dependency?
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PROJ_NUM --> PROJ_NAME
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JOB_CLASS --> CHG_HOUR
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PROJ_NUM, EMP_NUM --> HOURS
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PROJ_NUM, EMP_NUM --> CHG_HOURS
Pregunta 41
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A relation is not in 1NF if
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it has multiple candidate keys
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all of the key attributes are defined
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there are repeating groups in the table
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all attributes are dependent on the primary key
Pregunta 42
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The SQL command that lets you insert data into a table, one row at a time, is ____
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INSERT
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SELECT
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COMMIT
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UPDATE
Pregunta 43
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The SQL command that enables you to make changes in the data is ____
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INSERT
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SELECT
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COMMIT
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UPDATE
Pregunta 44
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To list all the contents of the PRODUCT table, you would use ____.
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LIST * FROM PRODUCT;
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SELECT * FROM PRODUCT;
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DISPLAY * FROM PRODUCT;
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SELECT ALL FROM PRODUCT;
Pregunta 45
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Which command would you use when making corrections to the PRODUCT table?
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CHANGE PRODUCT
SET P_INDATE = '01/18/2004'
WHERE P_CODE = '13-Q2/P2';
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ROLLBACK PRODUCT
SET P_INDATE = '01/18/2004'
WHERE P_CODE = '13-Q2/P2';
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EDIT PRODUCT
SET P_INDATE = '01/18/2004'
WHERE P_CODE = '13-Q2/P2';
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UPDATE PRODUCT
SET P_INDATE = '01/18/2004'
WHERE P_CODE = '13-Q2/P2';
Pregunta 46
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Which command would be used to delete the table row where the P_Code = '2238/QPD'?
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DELETE FROM PRODUCT
WHERE P_CODE = '2238/QPD';
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REMOVE FROM PRODUCT
WHERE P_CODE = '2238/QPD'
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ERASE FROM PRODUCT
WHERE P_CODE = '2238/QPD';
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ROLLBACK FROM PRODUCT
WHERE P_CODE = '2238/QPD';
Pregunta 47
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Which command is used to select partial table contents?
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SELECT <column(s)>
FROM <Table name>
WHERE <Item>;
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LIST <column(s)>
FROM <Table name>
WHERE <Conditions>;
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SELECT <column(s)>
FROM <Table name>
WHERE <Conditions>;
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LIST<column(s)>
FROM <Table name>
WHERE <Item>;
Pregunta 48
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Which query will output the table contents when the value of V_CODE is less than or equal to 21344?
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_INDATE, P_PRICE, V_CODE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE V_CODE <> 21344;
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_INDATE, P_PRICE, V_CODE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE V_CODE <=21344;
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_INDATE, P_PRICE, V_CODE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE V_CODE => 21344;
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_INDATE, P_PRICE, V_CODE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE V_CODE = 21344;
Pregunta 49
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Which query will list all the rows in which the inventory stock dates occur on or after January 20, 2006?
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_QOH, P_MIN, P_PRICE, P_INDATE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE P_INDICATE >= '01/20/2006'
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_QOH, P_MIN, P_PRICE, P_INDATE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE P_INDICATE >= #01/20/2004#
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_QOH, P_MIN, P_PRICE, P_INDATE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE P_INDICATE >= '20-JAN-2004'
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_QOH, P_MIN, P_PRICE, P_INDATE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE P_INDICATE >= {01-20-2004}
Pregunta 50
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What is the SQL syntax requirement to list the table contents for either V_CODE = 21344 or V_CODE = 24288?
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_INDATE, P_PRICE, V_CODE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE V_CODE = 21344
OR V_CODE <= 24288
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_INDATE, P_PRICE, V_CODE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE V_CODE = 21344
OR V_CODE => 24288
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_INDATE, P_PRICE, V_CODE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE V_CODE = 21344
OR V_CODE > 24288
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_INDATE, P_PRICE, V_CODE
FROM PRODUCT
WHERE V_CODE = 21344
OR V_CODE = 24288
Pregunta 51
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What is the command to join the P_DESCRIPT and P_PRICE fields from the PRODUCT table and the V_NAME, V_AREACODE, V_PHONE, and V_CONTACT fields from the VENDOR table where the value of V_CODE match?
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_PRICE, V_NAME, V_CONTACT, V_AREACODE, V_PHONE
FROM PRODUCT, VENDOR
WHERE PRODUCT.V_CODE <> VENDOR.V_CODE;
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_PRICE, V_NAME, V_CONTACT, V_AREACODE, V_PHONE
FROM PRODUCT, VENDOR
WHERE PRODUCT.V_CODE = VENDOR.V_CODE
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_PRICE, V_NAME, V_CONTACT, V_AREACODE, V_PHONE
FROM PRODUCT, VENDOR
WHERE PRODUCT.V_CODE <= VENDOR.V_CODE;
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SELECT P_DESCRIPT, P_PRICE, V_NAME, V_CONTACT, V_AREACODE, V_PHONE
FROM PRODUCT, VENDOR
WHERE PRODUCT.V_CODE => VENDOR.V_CODE;
Pregunta 52
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SQL allows the use of special operators in conjunction with the WHERE clause. A special operator used to check for similar character strings is ____.
Pregunta 53
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A table can be deleted from the database by using the ____ command.
Pregunta 54
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UPDATE tablename
*****
[WHERE conditionlist];
What command replaces the ***** in the above statement?
Pregunta 55
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A ____ join returns rows with matching values and includes all rows from both tables (T1 and T2) with unmatched values.
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natural
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cross
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full outer
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left outer
Pregunta 56
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During which step in the extract, transform, load (ETL) process are raw data sets aggregated?
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Transformation
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Extraction
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Loading
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Denormalization
Pregunta 57
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Which is an important issue associated with the loading component of extract, transform, load (ETL)?
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Mapping keys from one system to another
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Monitor refreshing volume and frequency
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Determining the content of the data
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Denormalizing and renormalizing data
Pregunta 58
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A database includes the table shown above in the exhibit. Each teacher is associated with exactly one campus. The address in the table is the address for the campus where the teacher teaches.
What change would you need to make to normalize the database to the third normal form (3NF)?
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Combine the FirstName and LastName columns into a single column.
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Combine the Campus, Address, City, State, Country, and PostalCode columns into a single column.
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Create a separate table for campus address information. Use the Campus as the primary key. Add a TeacherID column to the table and relate it to the Teacher ID column in the Teachers table.
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Create a separate table for campus address information. Use Campus as the primary key for the table. Create a foreign key in the Teachers table that relates teacher to the campus.
Pregunta 59
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Which statement will remove all rows from the Materials table that have a Status value of ‘Obsolete’ but do not have a value for the VendorID column?
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DELETE Materials
WHERE Status = ‘Obsolete’ OR VendorID IS NULL
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DELETE
FROM Materials
WHERE Status = ‘Obsolete’ AND VendorID IS NULL
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DELETE MaterialID, Description, Status, VendorID
FROM Materials
WHERE Status = ‘Obsolete’ AND VendorID IS NULL
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DELETE FROM Materials
WHERE Status = ‘Obsolete’
WHERE VendorID IS NULL
Pregunta 60
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The TestScores table is shown in the exhibit and has these characteristics:
Each student has a unique StudentID that references the Students table.
A specific test can be taken more than once.
Each instructor has a unique InstructorID that references the Instructors table
Each student may take multiple tests on the same date.
Each student may take tests on multiple dates.
What column or columns should you use for the primary key?
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StudentID, Date
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StudentID, Test, Date, InstructorID
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StudentID, Test, and Date
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Test
Pregunta 61
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You are creating a relational database to store information about instructors and the courses that each instructor teaches. Each course is taught by a single instructor.
You have created an Instructor table and a Course table as shown above. You need to create a relationship between the Instructor table and the Course table. You need to keep duplicate data to a minimum. What should you do?
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Create a new column in the Instructor table.
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Create new columns in the Instructors table for each course taught
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Create a new table that includes two columns.
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Create a new column in the Course table
Pregunta 62
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Which of the following is structured data?
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Images
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Email Attachments
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Records in a database
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Audio/Video
Pregunta 63
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Which kind of relationship does the diagram depict?
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Unary one-to-many
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Binary many-to-many
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Unary many-to-many
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Binary one-to-many
Pregunta 64
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Which kind of relationship does the diagram depict?
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Unary one-to-many
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Binary many-to-many
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Unary one-to-one
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Binary one-to-many
Pregunta 65
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What is the modality of appointment?
Pregunta 66
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What form is this table in?
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Unnormalized
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First normal form
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Second normal form
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Third normal form
Pregunta 67
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What form is this table in?
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Unnormalized
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First normal form
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Second normal form
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Third normal form
Pregunta 68
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What form is this table in?
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Unnormalized
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First normal form
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Second normal form
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Third normal form
Pregunta 69
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What form is this table in?
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Unnormalized
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First normal form
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Second normal form
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Third normal form
Pregunta 70
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Affinity grouping question – Where does affinity grouping occur in data mining?
Pregunta 71
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How is prediction distinguished from estimation in data mining?
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Estimation assumptions do not need to be tested.
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Prediction is used to look at historical data only.
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Estimation divides small collections of entities into smaller groups of similar entities.
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Prediction classifies objects according to an expected future behavior.
Pregunta 72
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During which step in the extract, transform, load (ETL) process are raw data sets aggregated?
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Conversion
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Loading
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Extraction
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Transformation
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Denormalization
Pregunta 73
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Which issues is focused on the loading component of extract, transform, load (ETL)?
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Monitor refreshing volume and frequency
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Mapping keys from one system to another
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Determining the content of the data
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Denormalizaing and renormalizing the data
Pregunta 74
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How can a data warehouse assist in an organization’s data analysis?
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By serving as the primary source of information that feeds analytical processing
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By storing data that is no longer in use but may be needed for future analyses
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By providing a place where unnormalized data can reside before it is processed
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By providing a physical space where groups of servers can process data on a large scale
Pregunta 75
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Which set of results should a company expect from implementing a business intelligence system?
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Reduced hardware redundancy and decreased workloads
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Riskier capital and asset investments and increased throughput
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Increased profitability and reduced hardware redundancy
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Increased profitability and increased throughput.