Online Database Test - Database Test - Random

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1.
The DBMS that is most difficult to use is ________ .
Microsoft's SQL Server
Microsoft's Access
IBM's DB2
Oracle Corporation's Oracle
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2.
Which of the following products was an early implementation of the relational model developed by E.F. Codd of IBM?
IDMS
DB2
dBase-II
R:base
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3.
A database has a built-in capability to create, process and administer itself.
True
False
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4.
The condition in a WHERE clause can refer to only one value.
True
False
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5.
Relations are categorized into normal forms according to the referential integrity constraints that they have.
True
False
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6.
Which type of entity cannot exist in the database unless another type of entity also exists in the database, but does not require that the identifier of that other entity be included as part of its own identifier?
Weak entity
Strong entity
ID-dependent entity
ID- independent entity
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7.
Properties that describe the characteristics of entities are called:
entities.
attributes.
identifiers.
relationships.
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8.
Oracle allows the ORDER BY clause in view definitions.
True
False
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9.
An SQL Server reserved word must be placed in brackets. If the word is not in brackets, SQL Server will try to interpret it as the name of one of its special words.
True
False
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10.
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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11.
The most popular way to materialize XML documents is to use:
DTD.
XSLT.
HTML.
SOAP.
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12.
Stylesheets are used by XSLT to indicate how to transform the elements of the XML document into another format.
True
False
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13.
An entity name should be which of the following?
A singular noun
Specific to the organization
Concise
All of the above.
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14.
An enterprise key is a primary key whose value is unique for a given relation.
True
False
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15.
Which of the following are integrity controls that a DBMS may support?
Assume a default value in a field unless a user enters a value for that field.
Limit the set of permissible values that a field may assume.
Limit the use of null values in some fields.
All of the above.
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16.
Which of the following statements is true concerning JDBC?
It is language independent.
It is similar in concept to ODBC.
It is useful for all object-oriented languages.
It consists of three main layers.
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17.
A heterogeneous distributed database is which of the following?
The same DBMS is used at each location and data are not distributed across all nodes.
The same DBMS is used at each location and data are distributed across all nodes.
A different DBMS is used at each location and data are not distributed across all nodes.
A different DBMS is used at each location and data are distributed across all nodes.
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18.
Each site (or node) in a distributed system is subject to the same types of failure as in a centralized system.
True
False
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19.
A constructor operation does which of the following?
Creates a new instance of a class
Updates an existing instance of a class
Deletes and existing instance of a class
All of the above.
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20.
A derived element is typically shown by placing either a slash (/) or a stereotype of <> before the name of the element.
True
False
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