Question 1
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1. The following SQL statement uses a(n) ____.SELECT P_CODE, P_DESCRIPT, P_PRICE, V_NAMEFROM PRODUCT, VENDORWHERE PRODUCT.V_CODE = VENDOR.V_CODE;
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a. set operator
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b. natural join
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c. “old-style” join
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d. procedural statement
Question 2
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2. When using a(n) ____ join, only rows that meet the given criteria are returned.
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a. full
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b. inner
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c. outer
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d. set
Question 3
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3. The statement SELECT * FROM T1, T2 produces a(n) ____ join.
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a. cross
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b. natural
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c. equi
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d. full
Question 4
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4. How many rows would be returned from a cross join of tables A and B, if A contains 8 rows and B contains 18?
Question 5
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5. A(n) ____ join will select only the rows with common values in the common attribute(s).
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a. natural
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b. cross
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c. full
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d. outer
Question 6
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6. If you wish to create an inner join, but the two tables do not have a commonly named attribute, you can use a(n) ____ clause.
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a. OF
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b. USING
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c. HAS
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d. JOIN ON
Question 7
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7. The ANSI standard defines ____ type(s) of outer join(s)
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a. one
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b. two
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c. three
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d. four
Question 8
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8. 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
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b. inner
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c. equi
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d. cross
Question 9
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9. The syntax for a left outer join is ____.
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a. SELECT column-list FROM table1 OUTER JOIN table2 LEFTWHERE join-condition
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b. SELECT column-list FROM table1 LEFT [OUTER] JOIN table2ON join-condition
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c. SELECT column-list WHERE LEFT table1 = table 2
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d. SELECT column-list FROM table1 LEFT table2 [JOIN] WHERE join-condition
Question 10
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10. A ____ join returns rows with matching values and includes all rows from both tables (T1 and T2) with unmatched values.
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a. natural
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b. cross
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c. full outer
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d. left outer
Question 11
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11. A ____ is a query (SELECT statement) inside a query.
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a. subquery
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b. range query
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c. join
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d. set query
Question 12
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12. In subquery terminology, the first query in the SQL statement is known as the ____ query.
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a. outer
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b. left
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c. inner
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d. base
Question 13
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13. In a subquery, the ____ query is executed first
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a. left
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b. right
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c. inner
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d. outer
Question 14
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14.The ____ function returns the current system date in MS Access.
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a. TO_DATE(
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b. SYSDATE()
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c. DATE()
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d. TODAY()
Question 15
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15. When using the Oracle TO_DATE function, the code ____ represents a three-letter month name.
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a. MON
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b. MM3
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c. MONTH
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d. MM
Question 16
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16. The Oracle ____ function returns the current date
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a. DATE
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b. SYSDATE
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c. CURRENT_DATE
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d. TO_DATE
Question 17
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17. In Oracle, the ____ function converts a date to a character string.
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a. CONVERT()
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b. TO_DATE
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c. TO_CHAR()
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d. TO_STRING()
Question 18
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18. The Oracle string concatenation function is ____.
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a. CONCAT
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b. +
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c. ||
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d. &&
Question 19
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19. When using the Oracle TO_NUMBER function to convert a character string into a number, ____represents a digit.
Question 20
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20. ____ is a relational set operator.
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a. MINUS
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b. PLUS
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c. ALL
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d. EXISTS
Question 21
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21. “Union-compatible” means that the ____.
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a. names of the relation attributes can be different, but the data types must be identical
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b. names of the relation attributes must be the same, but the data types can be different
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c. names of the relation attributes must be the same and their data types must be identical
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d. number of attributes must be the same, but the names and data types can be different
Question 22
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22. The ____ data type is considered compatible with VARCHAR(35).
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a. DATE
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b. INT
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c. TINYINT
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d. CHAR(15)
Question 23
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23. 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
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b. TO_CHAR
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c. DECODE
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d. CONVERT
Question 24
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24. The ____ data type is compatible with NUMBER.
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a. VARCHAR(15)
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b. SMALLINT
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c. DATE
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d. CHAR(10)
Question 25
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25. The ____ query combines rows from two queries and excludes duplicates.
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a. UNION
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b. UNION ALL
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c. INTERSECT
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d. MINUS
Question 26
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26. The syntax for the UNION query is ____.
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a. query + query
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b. UNION (query, query)
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c. UNION: query query
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d. query UNION query
Question 27
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27. Assume you are 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 CUS-TOMER_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 operator?
Question 28
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28. 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 CUS-TOMER table as well as in the CUSTOMER_2 table. How many records are returned when using the UNION ALL
operator?
Question 29
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29. 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 CUS-TOMER table as well as in the CUSTOMER_2 table. How many records are returned when using the INTERSECT operator?
Question 30
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30. 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
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b. UNION ALL
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c. INTERSECT
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d. MINUS
Question 31
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31. 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?
Question 32
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32. The ____ operator could be used in place of INTERSECT if the RDBMS does not support it.
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a. IN
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b. OF
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c. AND
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d. UNION
Question 33
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33. The ____ operator could be used in place of MINUS if the RDBMS does not support it.
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a. IN
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b. NOT IN
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c. AND
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d. UNION
Question 34
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34. The Oracle equivalent to an MS Access AutoNumber is a(n) ____.
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a. auto-number
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b. sequence
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c. TO_NUMBER function
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d. Trigger
Question 35
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35. The ____ pseudo-column is used to select the next value from a sequence.
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a. CURRVAL
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b. NEXTVAL
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c. NEXT
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d. GET_NEXT
Question 36
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36. A(n) ____ is a block of code (containing standard SQL statements and procedural extensions) that is stored and executed at the DBMS server.
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a. PSM
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b. PLS
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c. SQL Statement
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d. PMR
Question 37
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37. 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. triggers
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b. indexes
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c. embedded SQL
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d. procedural SQL
Question 38
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38. The PL/SQL block starts with the ____ clause.
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a. IS
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b. OPEN
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c. DECLARE
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d. BEGIN
Question 39
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39. Oracle recommends ____ for creating audit logs.
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a. triggers
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b. stored procedures
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c. stored functions
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d. tables
Question 40
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40. A stored function uses the ____ statement to return a value.
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a. EXIT
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b. END
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c. RETURN
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d. PROCESS