WebCT Assignment #4

1. A(n) _____ database is one where data are stored in a collection of tables.
A. hierarchical
B. relational
C. network
D. object-oriented
2. Which of the following is a prpose of the !"# !tandard$
A. %o specif& s&nta' and se(antics of !"# data definition and (aniplation.
). %o specif& (ini(al and co(plete standards* which per(it different degrees of
adoption in prodcts.
C. %o define the data strctres and basic operations for !"# databases.
D. All of the above
+. %he benefits of a standardi,ed relational langage inclde-
A. application longe.it&
). redced training costs
C. cross-s&ste( co((nication
D. all of the above
/. Which ke&word is 01% inclded in (ost data retrie.al state(ents$
A. !2#2C%
B. AS
C. W3242
D. 5416
7. %he !"# co((and _____ adds one or (ore new col(ns to a table.
A. create table
). create .iew
C. create relationship
D. alter table
8. 5nctions inclde
A. 6A9* !:6* and A0D
). A;<* =5* and C1:0%
C. COUNT, SUM, an A!"
D. C1:0%* 6=0* and 14
>. =n a basic !2#2C% state(ent* _____ deter(ines which tables or .iews will be sed in
the ?er&.
A. 14D24 )@
). W3242
C. #$OM
D. 3A;=0<
A. What does the following !"# state(ent do$
Alter %able Csto(er_% Add (%&pe ;archar (2))B
A. Alters the table Csto(er_% b& adding a 2-b&te field called C;archarC
). Alters the table Csto(er_% to be a %&pe 2 ;archar
C. Alters the table Csto(er_% to accept %&pe 2 ;archars
D. Alters the C%stomer&T table, an as a fiel 'alle (T)*e(
D. =n a basic !2#2C% state(ent* _____ sets the criteria of the ?er&.
A. 14D24 )@
). <41:E )@
C. 3A;=0<
D. W+,$,
1F. =n a basic !2#2C% state(ent* _____ is sed to categori,e reslts.
A. W3242
). 3A;=0<
C. "$OU- B.
D. 14D24 )@
11. %o keep dplicate .ales fro( being retrned* se the D=!%=0C% ke&word.
A. T$U,
). 5A#!2
12. Data integrit& can be ensred thorgh which pdates$
A. !elect* set nll* and cascading pdates
B. Cas'aing, set n%ll, an restri'te %*ates
C. 4estricted* !elect* and set nll pdates
D. Cascading* restricted* and select pdates
1+. A database is (aintained and ?eried throgh the data (apping langage (D6#).
A. T$U,
). 5A#!2
1/. =n a !"# state(ent which of the following parts states the conditions for row selection$
A. <rop )&
B. Where
C. !elect
D. 5ro(
17. What does the following !"# state(ent do$
!2#2C% G 5416 Csto(er W3242 Cst_%&pe H C)estCB
A. !elects all the fields fro( the Csto(er table for each row with a csto(er
labeled G
). selects fields with a C
G
C in the( fro( the Csto(er table
C. selects the C
G
C field fro( the Csto(er table for each row with a csto(er
labeled CbestC
D. sele'ts all the fiels from the C%stomer table for ea'h ro/ /ith a '%stomer
labele (best(
18. What reslt will the following !"# state(ent prodce-
!elect A.g(standard_price) as a.erage fro( prodct_.B
A. the a.erage of all prodcts in prodct_.
B. the average stanar&*ri'e of all *ro%'ts in *ro%'t&v
C. the a.erage price of all prodcts
D. 0one of the Abo.e
1>. Which is 01% an ad.antage of a standardi,ed relational langage like !"#$
A. Application longe.it&
). 4edced training costs
C. 4edced dependence on a single .endor
D. #i0ing efi'ien'ies is relativel) eas)
1A. Which of the following ?estions is answered b& the !"# state(ent$
!elect Cont (Erodct_Description) fro( Erodct_%B
A. 3ow (an& characters are in the field na(e CErodct_DescriptionC$
B. +o/ man) ifferent *ro%'t es'ri*tions are in the -ro%'t Table1
C. 3ow (an& different col(ns na(ed Cprodct Description are there in table
Erodct_%$
D. 3ow (an& prodcts are in the Erodct %able$
1D. What reslts will be prodced b& the following !"# ?er&$
!elect s((standard_price) as total_price fro( prodct_.
where prodct_t&pe H IW11DIB
A. the total *ri'e of all *ro%'ts that are of t)*e /oo
). the standard_price of the first wood prodct in the table
C. the standard_price of an& wood prodct in the table
D. the total price of all prodcts
2F. Which of the following will prodce the (ini(( of all standard prices$
A. select (in(standard_price) fro( prodct_. where standard_price H
(in(standard_price)B
B. sele't min2stanar&*ri'e3 from *ro%'t&v4
C. select standard_price fro( (in(prodct_.)B
D. select standard_price fro( prodct_. where standard_price H (inB
21. Which of the following is the wildcard operator in !"# state(ents$
A. All fiels /ill be sele'te from the -ro%'t table for *ro%'ts that have a
5%antit) of 6.
). All fields will be selected fro( the Erodct table for prodcts that ha.e a ?antit&
of onl& 2.
C. All fields will be selected fro( the Erodct table for prodcts that ha.e a ?antit&
of 1 and 2.
D. 0one of the abo.e
22. Which of the following is tre abot the !"# state(ent$
!elect
G
5ro( Erodct Where "antit& H 1 1r "antit& H 2
A. All fiels /ill be sele'te from the -ro%'t table for *ro%'ts that have a
5%antit) of 6.
). All fields will be selected fro( the Erodct table for prodcts that ha.e a ?antit&
of onl& 2.
C. All fields will be selected fro( the Erodct table for prodcts that ha.e a ?antit&
of 1 and 2.
D. 0one of the abo.e
2+. A join where co((on (redndant) col(ns appear in the reslt table.
A. 1ter join
). 0atral join
C. ,5%i78oin
D. :nion join
2/. A join where co((on (redndant) col(ns appear in the reslt table.
A. 1ter join
). 0atral join
C. ,5%i78oin
D. :nion join
27. =n !"#* a _____ sb?er& is a t&pe of sb?er& in which processing of the inner ?er&
depends on data fro( the oter ?er&.
A. paired
B. 'orrelate
C. inner
D. natral
28. A t&pe of ?er& that is placed within a W3242 or 3A;=0< clase of another ?er& is
called a-
A. 6aster "er&
B. s%b5%er)
C. sper?er&
D. (lti-?er&
2>. A transaction is a set of closel& related pdate co((ands that (st all be done or
none of the( done in order for the database to re(ain .alid.
A. T$U,
). 5A#!2
2A. %he data dictionar& holds sefl infor(ation pri(aril& for the database ad(inistrator.
A. %4:2
B. #A9S,
2D. A _____ _____ is a te(porar& table sed in the 5416 clase of an !"# ?er&.
A. correlated sb?er&
B. erive table
C. .iew table
D. none of the abo.e
+F. _____ takes a .ale of tre if a sb?er& retrns an inter(ediate reslts table which
contains one or (ore rows.
A. =n
). 2'tents
C. ,0ists
D. 3a.ing
+1. %he :0=10 clase is sed to-
A. 'ombine the o%t*%t from m%lti*le 5%eries into a single res%lt table.
). join two tables together to for( one table.
C. find all rows that do not (atch in two tables.
D. 0one of the abo.e
+2. D&na(ic !"# is the process of inclding hard-coded !"# state(ents in a progra(
written in another langage.
A. %4:2
B. #A9S,
++. When a _____ occrs* changes to a table are ndone.
A. co((it
B. rollba':
C. atoco((it
D. pdate
+/. 2stablishing =5-%320-2#!2 logical processing within an !"# state(ent can be
acco(plished b&-
A. %sing the CAS, :e)/or in a statement
). sing the if-then-else constrct
C. sing a sb?er&
D. sing the i((ediate if state(ent
+7. _____ is central to (ost =nternet database applications
A. D)nami' S;9
). !"#JE!6
C. 1#AE
D. 2(bedded !"#
+8. =n order for two ?eries to be :0=10-co(patible* the& (st-
A. both ha.e the sa(e n(ber of lines in their !"# state(ents.
). both retrn at least one row
C. all of the abo.e
D. both o%t*%t 'om*atible ata t)*es for ea'h 'ol%mn an ret%rn the same
n%mber of ro/s.
+>. What reslts wold the following !"# state(ent prodce$
!2#2C% owner* table_na(e fro( dba_tables where table_na(e H CC:!%1624CB
A. a list of the o/ner of the '%stomer table
). a list of all csto(ers in the csto(er table
C. a list of the owner of the csto(er table as well as csto(ers
D. an error (essage
+A. 2'plicit co((ands to (anage transactions are needed when-
A. a transaction consists of jst one !"# co((and.
B. m%lti*le S;9 'ommans m%st be r%n as *art of a transa'tion.
C. atoco((it is set to off
D. none of the abo.e
+D. :ser defined datat&pes-
A. can be a sbclass of a standard t&pe.
). can beha.e as an object.
C. can ha.e defined fnctions and (ethods.
D. can ha.e all of the abo.e
/F. 2'tensions defined in !"#-DD that inclde the capabilit& to create and drop (odles of
code stored in the database sche(a are called-
A. stored procedres
B. *ersistent store mo%les
C. flow control (odles
D. none of the abo.e
/1. A na(ed set of !"# state(ents that are considered when a data (odification occrs
are called-
A. stored procedres
). trapdoors
C. triggers
D. treat(ents
/2. An interacti.e co((and that can be sed to d&na(icall& control a ser session for
appropriate integrit& (easres is-
A. rollback
B. set a%to'ommit
C. rollforward
D. e'pnge
/+. When creating tables sing the C42A%2 %A)#2 state(ent* 01% 0:## constrains an
attribte fro( being assigned a(n) _______ .ale.
A. foreign
B. n%ll
C. non ke&
D. none of the abo.e
//. A join operation
A. brings together data fro( two different fields.
B. 'a%ses t/o tables /ith a 'ommon omain to be 'ombine into a single
table or vie/.
C. cases two disparate tables to be co(bined into a single table or .iew.
D. is sed to co(bine inde'ing operations.
/7. _____ takes a .ale of tre if a sb?er& retrns an inter(ediate reslts table which
contains one or (ore rows.
A. =n
). 3a.ing
B. ,0ists
D. 2'tents
/8. %he following !"# state(ent is an e'a(ple of _____ sb?er&-
select first_na(e* last_na(e* total_sales fro( sales(an s1
where total_sales K all (select total_sales fro( sales(an s2
where s1.sales(an_id LH s2.sales(an_id)B
A. ncorrelated
B. 'orrelate
C. doble
D. si(ple