Online Database Test - Database Test 1

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1.
Prior to 1970, all data was stored in separate files, which were mostly stored on reels of magnetic tape.
True
False
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2.
ORDER BY can be combined with the SELECT statements.
True
False
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3.
Which of the following refers to an entity in which the identifier of one entity includes the identifier of another entity?
Weak entity
Strong entity
ID-dependent entity
ID-independent entity
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4.
Which of the following situation requires the use of ID-dependent entities?
Association relationships only
Multivalued attributes only
Archetype/instance relationships only
All of the above use ID dependent entities
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5.
Cascading updates refers to child rows being automatically deleted when a parent row is deleted.
True
False
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6.
The ODBC core API consists of which of the following functions?
Commit or rollback transactions only
Connect to data sources with driver-specific information only
Connect to data sources only
Both 1 and 3 above are in the OBDC core API.
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7.
An OLE DB interface is specified by a set of objects and the properties and methods that they expose.
True
False
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8.
What standard, protocol or language was generalized to become a standard protocol for sending messages of any type, using any protocol?
SOAP
SGML
SQL
ADO
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9.
Type 3 and Type 4 JDBC drivers can be used for sevlets and applets.
True
False
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10.
A shared database should:
be accurate and available.
provide for backup and recovery.
be secure.
All of the above.
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11.
The primary mechanism for providing context for data is metadata.
True
False
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12.
Database management systems were first introduced in the 1950s.
True
False
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13.
The three-schema components include all, but:
internal schema.
conceptual schema.
programming schema.
external schema.
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14.
When mapping a supertype/subtype relationship which of the following is true?
The supertype primary key is assigned to each subtype.
The subtype primary key is assigned to each supertype.
There is no link between the supertype/subtype entities.
There is no primary key/foreign key relationship between a supertype/subtype.
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15.
Well-structured relations encourage anomalies of data.
True
False
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16.
Which of the following is true concerning the standard network protocol for connecting a client to a Web or database server via the Internet?
Both TCP and IP are needed.
TCP is needed but IP is not needed.
TCP is not needed but IP is needed.
Neither TCP and IP are needed.
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17.
A server-side extension is needed to do what?
Allow a request from a client to access the database.
Allow a request from a client to access a HTML-formatted page.
Allow a request from a client to access Web pages.
All of the above.
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18.
The problem of concurrency control is more complex in a distributed database.
True
False
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19.
An operation that alters the state of an object is known as a constructor operation.
True
False
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20.
An attribute's value is always literal.
True
False
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