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Started on

Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 5:38 PM

 

 

State

Finished

 

 

Completed on

Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 6:03 PM

 

 

Time taken

24 mins 43 secs

 

 

Points

37.00/50.00

 

 

Grade

7.40 out of 10.00 (74%)

 

 

Question 1

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Question 2

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Which of the following code segments best describes information?

Select one:

a. Cost = 10

b. Int X; X = 10

c. int Dollars = 10; Print Dollars

d. Int Dollars; Dollars = 10; Cost = Dollars

Your answer is correct.

Which of the following selections best describes information?

Select one:

a. Letters

b. Data plus semantics

c. Letters that spell a word

d. A number and its data type

Question 3

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Which of the following is information?

Select one:

a. 32

b. It is 32.

c. It is 32 degrees.

d. It is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Question 4

 

Which of the following best describes a database?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

A system for managing data

 

 

 

 

b.

A set of data for a particular application

 

 

c.

A major subsystem of an operating system

 

 

d.

A reusable, organized collection of related data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 5

 

Which of the following sets of terms describes the data in a database?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

integrated and shared

 

 

 

 

b.

redundant and accurate

 

 

c.

functional and redundant

 

 

d.

transactional and unconstrained

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 6

 

What is used in DBMSes to make sure that data are accurate and consistent?

 

 

Incorrect

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Primary keying

 

 

 

 

b.

Check constraints

 

 

c.

Referential integrity

 

 

d.

Field-level validations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 7

 

One function of a DBMS is provision of which of the following?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Data security

 

 

 

 

b.

Data accuracy

 

 

c.

Data redundancy

 

 

d.

Data dependence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 8

 

Which kind of database corresponds to 'graph'?

 

 

Incorrect

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Network

 

 

 

 

b.

Relational

 

 

c.

Hierarchical

 

 

d.

Object-oriented

 

 

 

 

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Question 9

 

Which kind of database corresponds to 'class'?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Network

 

 

 

 

b.

Relational

 

 

c.

Hierarchical

 

 

d.

Object-oriented

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 10

 

Which level of the three-level database architecture deals with how the user sees data?

 

 

Incorrect

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Conceptual

 

 

 

 

b.

External

 

 

c.

Individual

 

 

d.

Internal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 11

 

What is data that describes data called?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Metadata

 

 

 

 

b.

Abstract data

 

 

c.

Semantic data

 

 

d.

Referential data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 12

 

Indices are useful for searching a database because they decrease which of the following?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

query complexity

 

 

 

 

b.

search time for certain types of queries

 

 

c.

the amount of storage used in searching a database

 

 

d.

the design effort needed for developing the database search algorithms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 13

 

What is a value that a DBMS maps to a single element of a relation?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

a key

 

 

 

 

b.

a field value

 

 

c.

a field name

 

 

d.

a query value

 

 

 

 

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Question 14

 

A link can be established between two tables by the use of what kind of key?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

foreign

 

 

 

 

b.

hash

 

 

c.

national

 

 

d.

primary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 15

 

IMS is an example of a database system that implemented which of the following models?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Hierarchical

 

 

 

 

b.

Network

 

 

c.

Relational

 

 

d.

Theoretical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 16

 

If you were a database consultant tasked with recommending a data model for storing parts shared by large machinery for a manufacturing company, which of the following types of database would you recommend?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

1.00 points out

 

Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Network

 

 

 

 

b.

NoSQL

 

 

c.

Object

 

 

d.

Relational

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 17

 

"Design" corresponds to which of the following database terms?

 

 

Incorrect

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Internal view

 

 

 

 

b.

External view

 

 

c.

Conceptual schema

 

 

d.

Data management language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 18

 

"User interface" corresponds to which of the following database terms?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

1.00 points out

 

Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Subschema

 

 

 

 

b.

External view

 

 

c.

Network schema

 

 

d.

Data management language

 

 

 

 

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Question 19

 

Which of the following is an example of a use of an E-R diagram?

 

 

Correct

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a. A model of a database

 

 

 

 

b. A design of a database

 

 

c. A diagram of a database

 

 

d. A specification of database requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 20

 

In this figure, which of the following is a candidate key?

 

 

Incorrect

 

 

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of 1.00

 

 

 

 

 

Select one:

a. Name

b. License

c. SocSec# d. StudentId

Question 21

 

On an ER diagram, which shape is used to represent an entity?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Circle

 

 

 

 

b.

Diamond

 

 

c.

Oval

 

 

d.

Rectangle

 

 

 

 

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Question 22

What kind of relationship is this figure an example of?

 

Correct

 

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of 1.00

 

Select one:

a. Unary

b. One to all

c. One to one

d. One to many

Question 23

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Question 24

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Which of the following can we use to indicate whether an entity instance is mandatory?

Select one:

a. Cardinality

b. Optionality

c. Disjointedness

d. Referential integrity

Your answer is correct.

You have an application domain that consists of Cities, Towns, and Neighborhoods. A City has a name, zip code, state, and a country. A Town has a name, zip code, state, and country. A Neighborhood has a name, coordinate, and population. Using a relation what are Students, Courses, and Sections called?

Select one:

a. Attributes

b. Constraints

c. Entities

d. Relations

Your answer is correct.

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Question 25

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The diagram contains a unary entity which has a many-to-many relationship. Which of the following best demonstrates a mapping of the ERD to relations?

Select one:

a.

b.

 

 

c.

d.

Your answer is incorrect.

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Question 26

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Question 27

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This figure shows an ER diagram that contains a one to many relationship, and four possible ways to map the diagram to a set of relations. Which mapping is correct?

Select one:

a.

b.

c.

 

 

d.

Your answer is incorrect.

What constraint type does the following constraint belong to?

"Every table must have a primary key, of which no part can be null."

Select one:

a. Entity integrity

b. Domain integrity

c. Semantic integrity

d. Referential integrity

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Question 28

 

Which of the following is an additional constraint that is added by users or database administrators?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

Entity integrity

 

 

 

 

b.

Domain integrity

 

 

c.

Semantic integrity

 

 

d.

Referential integrity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 29

 

What is relational algebra?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

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Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

The mathematical basis for SQL

 

 

 

 

b.

A language used to store data in a database

 

 

c.

The translation of a query by an SQL compiler

 

 

d.

An informal way to describe how a database works

 

 

 

 

Question 30

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In relational algebra, how would one select just the name from the student relation?

Select one:

a. Π (Student)

b. Π (Course)

c. ΠName (Student)

d. σname (Student)

Question 31

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Question 32

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Assuming that we have an additional relation called staff which is union compatible with faculty, what will the following operation result in?

Πname (Staff Instructor)

Select one:

a. No rows being printed

b. The cartesian product of instructor and staff

c. All rows of instructor being added to all rows of staff

d. The name of all rows which are in both staff and instructor

What would the following operation produce for output?

πdescription,name((course course.courseid = registration.courseid registration) sid = student.sid student)

Select one:

a. All course descriptions and names of all students

b. Registered students and all the course descriptions

c. All student names and all courses that are registered d. Registered students and descriptions of their courses

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Question 33

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Which of the following is this operation an example of?

Student Course

Select one:

a. An equijoin

b. A hash join

c. A theta join

d. Aa natural join

Question 34

 

In what normal form is the relation in the figure?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

1.00 points out

 

 

 

of 1.00

 

 

 

 

 

Select one:

 

 

 

 

a.

First normal form

 

 

b.

Second normal form

 

 

c.

Third normal form

 

 

d.

Boyce-Codd normal form

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 35

 

A relation is considered to be in Boyce-Codd normal form if and only if which of the following applies?

 

 

Correct

 

 

 

1.00 points out

 

Select one:

of 1.00

 

a.

It is in fourth normal form

 

 

 

 

b.

There are transitive dependencies

 

 

c.

Every determinant is a candidate key

 

 

d.

There are some partial functional dependencies

 

 

 

 

Question 36

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Consider the following database table:

PartNo

Description

CustID

Name

QuantityOrdered

 

 

 

 

 

2361

Pens

7810

J. Smith

22

 

 

 

 

 

2371

Paper Clips

7810

J. Smith

1000

 

 

 

 

 

2914

Pens

7914

K. Jones

900

 

 

 

 

 

Since the primary key is made up of PartNo and CustID, we cannot insert a new part without adding an associated customer. Which of the following is this an example of?

Select one:

a. A non-normal form

b. A deletion anomaly c. An update anomaly

d. An insertion anomaly

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