Databases Topic 1 Quiz

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Introduction to databases and Relational Model
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
What do the privileges associated with your role (the STUDENT role) allow you to do?
Respuesta
  • Create tables
  • Drop tables
  • Create triggers
  • All of the above

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Foreign keys in the relational model make it possible to:
Respuesta
  • Maintain entity integrity
  • Create unique records
  • Open the back door of the house when we have lost our primary key
  • Create relationships between tables

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
A database may contain __________.
Respuesta
  • tables.
  • metadata.
  • triggers.
  • stored procedures.
  • All of the above.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
You need to create a column in a table that will store numbers in the form nnn.xx (e.g., 145.67) What data type is this?
Respuesta
  • NUMBER(5)
  • NUMBER(5,2)
  • FLOAT(3,2)
  • NUMBER(3,2)

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
The relational model __________.
Respuesta
  • was first proposed in the late 1960's/early 1970's
  • was developed by E.F Codd
  • was developed at IBM
  • resulted in the DBMS product, DB2
  • All of the above.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
What is the main difference between the Oracle SQL data types VARCHAR2 and CHAR?
Respuesta
  • CHAR is variable in length
  • CHAR allows for numbers and text
  • VARCHAR2 is variable in length
  • VARCHAR2 has a maximum length of 255 characters

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which of the following is NOT a property of a valid relation?
Respuesta
  • All tuples must be unique – i.e., there must be an attribute or set of attributes that uniquely identifies each row
  • Each attribute in a relation has a distinct name
  • Attributes and tuples are not ordered
  • Each relation must contain data

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
A null indicates:
Respuesta
  • A numeric value with value 0
  • The absence of a value
  • A very small value
  • An erroneous value

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
In the relational database terminology, a table is synonymous with:
Respuesta
  • A relation
  • A row
  • An attribute
  • A column

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
In the relational database terminology, a tuple is synonymous with:
Respuesta
  • An attribute
  • A column
  • A relation
  • A row

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
Data models have the following features:
Respuesta
  • Structure, operators, constraints
  • Entity integrity, referential integrity, domain integrity
  • Relations, attributes, tuples
  • Relational algebra, relational calculus, SQL

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
What SQL command would you execute in Oracle to show the structure of a table called Workshop?
Respuesta
  • DESCRIBE Workshop;
  • DEMONSTRATE Workshop;
  • SELECT * FROM Workshop;
  • SHOW Workshop;

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
An unknown value is indicated by:
Respuesta
  • The string of characters "null"
  • The null "value"
  • The value 0
  • The string of characters "TBA"

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
A relation that contains data recording Murdoch students' performance in units, has the following attributes: (StudentNumber, StudentName, UnitCode, Year, Semester, Grade, Mark). What would be an appropriate primary key for this relation?
Respuesta
  • (StudentNumber)
  • (StudentNumber, UnitCode, Grade)
  • (StudentNumber, UnitCode, Year, Semester)
  • (StudentNumber, StudentName, UnitCode, Year, Semester, Grade, Mark)

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
In the relational database terminology, an attribute is synonymous with:
Respuesta
  • A relation
  • A column
  • A table
  • A row

Pregunta 16

Pregunta
Which of the following statements does NOT apply to relational databases?
Respuesta
  • Relational databases are simple to understand
  • Relational databases have a strong mathematical foundation
  • Relational databases have a strong procedural orientation
  • Tables are one of the basic components of relational databases
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