851.Which of the following types of information is used by the top level managers ?
- Both [A] and [B]
- Operational information
- Technical information
- Strategic information
852.Which is not a DBMS package?
- Unify
- Ingress
- IDMS
- All are DBMS packages
853.Which of the following types of information is used by the top level managers ?
- Operational information
- Technical information
- Both [A] and [B]
- Strategic information
854.Which is a DBMS package?
- Unify
- Ingress
- IDMS
- DBMS packages
855.The data dictionary tells the DBMS ?
- What files are in the database
- All
- What attributes are possessed by the data
- What these files contain
856.An association between students and courses is :
- 1:1 relationship
- 1:M relationship
- M:M relationship
- None
857.The database environment has all of the following components except :
- users
- separate files
- database
- database administrator
858.The key to a cost-effective data input operation is :
- OCR equipment
- validity checks
- validation
- employee motivation
859.complex entities can be constructed using the following operation :
- SUM
- Union
- Aggregation
- Collection
860.The logical data structure with a one-to-many relationship is a :
- network
- tree
- C chain
- relationship
861.Which of the following is an example for network database ?
- IDBS
- Ingress
- Oracle
- DBMS
- Option
862.Which of the following is a hierarchical database ?
- Oracle
- DBII
- Ingress
- SYSTEM2000
863.Which of the following is not an element of Database ?
- Schema objects
- Indexes
- Tables
- Database Administrator
864.Data processing comprises of :
- Capturing of data
- Storing of data
- Updating and retrieving data
- All
865.Embedded pointer provides :
- a secondary access path
- a physical record key
- an inverted index
- all
866.File is the collection of all related :
- Database
- Records
- Fields
- File
867.The distinguishable parts of a record are called :
- files
- data
- fields
- database
868.A view of a database that appears to an application program is known as :
- schema
- subschema
- virtual table
- None of these
869.Primitive operations common to all record management systems include :
- Sort
- Look-up
- All
870.Administrative supervision of database activities is the responsibility of the :
- Database administrator
- DP Manager
- DB Manager
- DP Administrator
871.Administrative supervision of database activities is the responsibility of the :
- Database administrator
- DP Manager
- DB Manager
- DP Administrator
873.The set of all possible values of data items is called :
- Domain
- Attribute
- Tuples
- None
874.Model based on user’s requirements is :
- Logical model
- Physical model
- Conceptual model
- None
875. Another form of JOIN, known as equijoin, links tables on the basis of an equality condition that compares specified columns of each table.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
876.In a relational table, each table must have an attribute or a combination of attributes that uniquely identifies each row.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
877.I n a relational table, each table row (topless) does not necessarily represent a single entity occurrence within the entry set.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
878.In a relational table, each column represents an attribute and each column has a distinctive name.
intersection represents a single data value.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
879.In a relational table, each value in a column must conform to the same data format.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
880.Each column in a relational table has a specific range of values knows as the attribute object.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
881.The order of the rows and columns in a relational table is immaterial to the DBMS.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
882. Some older DBMSs might impose constraints restricting the table names to ten characters.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
883 .Some older DBMSs might impose constraints restricting the column names to ten characters.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
884. Some older DBMSs impose constraints that allow column names to start with a digit.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
885. Numeric data are data on which you can perform meaningful arithmetic procedures.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
886. Character data can contain any character or symbol intended for mathematical manipulation.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
887. Date attributes contain calendar dates stored in a special format known as Julian date format.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
888. Logical data can have only a true or false (yes or no) condition.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
889. The proper use of foreign keys is crucial to exercising data redundancy control.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
890. An entity set is a named collection of entities that share common characteristics.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- none
891 Nulls, if used improperly, can create problems because they can represent ____.
- a default value
- zero
- a known, but missing, attribute value
- an unsuitable value
892. The entity integrity rule requires that ____.
- all primary key entries are unique
- a part of the key may be null
- C. foreign key values do not reference primary key values
- duplicate object values are allowed
893. Data are classified, according to their format and function, into which categories?
- Numeric and character
- Numeric, character, and date
- Numeric and logical
- Numeric, character, date, and logical
894. A table is perceived as a ____.
- flat structure
- linked structure
- two-dimensional structure
- graph
895. According to E.F. Coded, another word for the term “relation” is ____.
- data file
- table
- data index
- data query
896. The logical view of the relational database is facilitated by the ____.
- wizard
- use of tables
- creation of queries using the wizard
- creation of data relationships based on a construct known as a table
897. Each table must have a ____ key.
- primary
- foreign
- secondary
- logical
898. The key’s role is based on a concept known as ____.
- consistency
- determination
- availability
- uniqueness
899. A super key is any key that uniquely identifies each ____ uniquely.
- entity
- table
- object in a table
- structure in a table
900. A primary key ____.
- is a minimal super key
- must be numeric
- is always the first field in each table
- must be unique