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
B.
Data and the database
C.
The user and the database application
D.
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
B.
DB2
C.
dBase-II
D.
R:base

 Answer Option B

3. The following are components of a database except ________ .

A.
user data
B.
metadata
C.
reports
D.
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
B.
multiuser database application
C.
e-commerce database application
D.
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
B.
multiuser database application
C.
e-commerce database application
D.
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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