[1] The basic goal of database ..

Is to ensure that current transactions operate correctly without any loss of database consistency. Storage Management Transaction Management Concurrency Control Language Interface [2] Which of the following are characteristics of a database management system? Allows the sharing of data between multiple users Stores the description of the data as well as the data Supports multiple views of the data All of the above [3] Components of Database System Hardware Software Data

All of the above [4] enables us to represent the real world entities in a form that can be processed by the computer. Database Administrator Database Design Database Management All of the above [5] .. Is an illustration of the entire database content Physical Level Conceptual Level External Level none of the above

[5] .. Is an illustration of the entire databse content. Physical Level Conceptual Level External Level

none of the above

[6] ...is a sequence of operations that transforms the database from one state to the other. Transposition Transaction System operation All of the above

[7] . Is the ability to change the conceptual schema without altering the external scheme or application programs Physical data Independence Logical Data Independence

Both 1&2 None of the above

[8] Data about data is called as MetaData Information System Data Data

[9] . Is the ability to change the internal schema without altering the conceptual schemes Physical data Independence Logical Data Independence

Both 1&2 None of the above

[10] Data that is processed and is relevant Database Information Data Knowledge

[11] is a program that provides the interface between the data stored in the database and the application programs and queries given to the system. Security Manager Storage Manager Transaction Manager None of the above

[12] The Language that enables the user to access or manipulate data is called. Data Definition Language Data Manipulation Language Data Description Language System Language

[13] Which of the following represents the collection of interrelated data and a set of programs to access those data ? Database Database Management system Records None of the above

[14] The information stored in the catalog file is called. Data System Data MetaData

Catalog Data

[15] ...implies the correctness and accuracy of data stored in the database Integrity Redundancy Extensibility None of the above

[16] .. Is a collection of conceptual tools for describing data, their relationships, semantics and consistency constraints? Data Model Data Data Consistency None of the above

[17] implies that information should represent the real world system correctly. Correctness Realistic Representation Completeness Consistency [18] Collection of interrelated data and a set of programs to access those data is. Database Database Management System Records None of the above [19] The level of data abstraction which describes how the data is actually stored is .. Conceptual Level Physical Level

File Level None of the above

[20] .. demarcates the physical aspects of data storage from the logical aspects of data representation Schema Data Relationship Catalog

[21] DBMS is a general purpose software system that facilitates the process of .. Defining database Constructing database Manipulating database

All of the above [22] . Is responsible for protecting the data against unauthorized access. Concurrency Control Storage Management Transaction Management Security Management

[23] conceals the details of physical storage structures and stresses on describing data

Internal Schema Conceptual Schema External Schema All of the above

[24] . Is the individual user level which presents diverse views of the application to the different users. Physical Level Logical Level External Level All of the

above [25] depicts how data is stored physically Internal Schema Conceptual Schema External Schema All of the above

[26] ..is useful to the users as it defines views of the database for individual users Internal Schema Conceptual Schema External Schema All of the above

[27] Mapping of association between data elements is called.

Relationship Constraints Schema Integrity

[28] .. Implies that the representation of the entity must be realistic. Correctness Realistic Representation Completeness Consistency

[29] .. Aims at identifying the major entities in an application and modeling them in a target database schema model. Information Modelling Data Modelling Database Management None of the above

[30] .. Implies that the definition of an entity must cover all possible values that it may take. Correctness Realistic Representation Completeness Consistency [13] Data about data is called as

MetaData Information System Data Data [21] ...is a system database that contains MetaData File Catalog Disks Tapes

[28] .. Implies that the defined entity should be complete i.e. no attribute should be missing. Correctness Realistic Representation Completeness Consistency