Database - Introduction to Database MCQs Part
1. The DBMS acts as an interface between what two components of an enterprise-class database system?
A.
Database application and the database
Database application and the database
B.
Data and the database
Data and the database
C.
The user and the database application
The user and the database application
D.
Database application and SQL
Database application and SQL
Answer Option A
2. Which of the following products was an early implementation of the relational model developed by E.F. Codd of IBM?
A.
IDMS
IDMS
B.
DB2
DB2
C.
dBase-II
dBase-II
D.
R:base
R:base
Answer Option B
3. The following are components of a database except ________ .
A.
user data
user data
B.
metadata
metadata
C.
reports
reports
D.
indexes
indexes
Answer Option C
4. An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n) ________ .
A.
single-user database application
single-user database application
B.
multiuser database application
multiuser database application
C.
e-commerce database application
e-commerce database application
D.
data mining database application
data mining database application
Answer Option A
5. An on-line commercial site such as Amazon.com is an example of a(n) ________ .
A.
single-user database application
single-user database application
B.
multiuser database application
multiuser database application
C.
e-commerce database application
e-commerce database application
D.
data mining database application
data mining database application
Answer Option C
6. Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?
A. IDMS
B. Oracle
C. dBase-II
D. R:base
Answer Option D
7. SQL stands for ________ .
A. Structured Query Language
B. Sequential Query Language
C. Structured Question Language
D. Sequential Question Language
Answer Option A
8. Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .
A. described
B. metadata compatible
C. self-describing
D. an application program
Answer Option C
9. The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .
A. creating and processing forms
B. creating databases
C. processing data
D. administrating databases
Answer Option A
10. Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ .
A. database
B. table
C. instance
D. relationship
Answer Option A
11. Which of the following products implemented the CODASYL DBTG model?
A. IDMS
B. DB2
C. dBase-II
D. R:base
Answer Option A
12. An Enterprise Resource Planning application is an example of a(n) ________ .
A. single-user database application
B. multiuser database application
C. e-commerce database application
D. data mining database application
Answer Option B
13. A DBMS that combines a DBMS and an application generator is ________ .
A. Microsoft's SQL Server
B. Microsoft's Access
C. IBM's DB2
D. Oracle Corporation's Oracle
Answer Option B
14. You have run an SQL statement that asked the DBMS to display data in a table named USER_TABLES. The results include columns of data labeled "TableName," "NumberOfColumns" and "PrimaryKey." You are looking at ________ .
A. user data.
B. metadata
C. A report
D. indexes
Answer Option B
15. Which of the following is not considered to be a basic element of an enterprise-class database system?
A. Users
B. Database applications
C. DBMS
D. COBOL programs
Answer Option D
16. The DBMS that is most difficult to use is ________ .
A. Microsoft's SQL Server
B. Microsoft's Access
C. IBM's DB2
D. Oracle Corporation's Oracle
Answer Option D
6. Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?
A. IDMS
B. Oracle
C. dBase-II
D. R:base
Answer Option D
7. SQL stands for ________ .
A. Structured Query Language
B. Sequential Query Language
C. Structured Question Language
D. Sequential Question Language
Answer Option A
8. Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .
A. described
B. metadata compatible
C. self-describing
D. an application program
Answer Option C
9. The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .
A. creating and processing forms
B. creating databases
C. processing data
D. administrating databases
Answer Option A
10. Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ .
A. database
B. table
C. instance
D. relationship
Answer Option A
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