Database Administration Exam Review
Course Introduction
Database Administration is a comprehensive course that explores the design, implementation, and management of database systems. The curriculum covers essential topics such as database architecture, installation and configuration, user management, backup and recovery, monitoring, performance tuning, and security. Students will work hands-on with industry-standard database management systems to develop the technical skills required to maintain database integrity, ensure data availability, and optimize system performance. The course also addresses real-world challenges faced by database administrators, such as managing concurrent access, troubleshooting issues, and implementing disaster recovery solutions. By the end, participants will be prepared for key roles in database administration within diverse organizational environments.
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A Guide to SQL 8th Edition by Philip J. Pratt
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Premiere Products, Henry Books, and Alexamara Marina Group
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Q1) An example of a relationship between categories is the relationship that exists in the Premiere Products database between sales reps and customers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The customer number appears in the CUSTOMER table and the ____________________ table in the Premiere Products database..
Answer: ORDERS
Q3) The owner number appears in the OWNER table and the ____________________ table in the Alexamara Marina Group database.
Answer: MARINA_SLIP
Q4) At Premiere Products, the body of the order contains the order number and date; the customer's number, name, and address; and the sales rep number and name.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Database Design Fundamentals
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Q1) The process of determining the particular tables and columns that will comprise a database is known as database design.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) ______________________________ is another name given to third normal form in this text.
Answer: BCNF (Boyce-Codd normal form)
Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF)
Boyce-Codd
BCNF
Q3) ____ is the formal term for combining two or more columns to form a primary key.
A) Qualification
B) Joining
C) Normalization
D) Concatenation
Answer: D
Q4) A relational database is a collection of ____________________.
Answer: relations tables
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Chapter 3: Creating Tables
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Q1) In Access, dates have the form ____.
A) DD/MM/YY
B) MM/DD/YYYY
C) YYYY/MON/DD
D) DD/MON/YYYY
Answer: B
Q2) Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a DBMS designed for use in client-server applications.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) SQL was developed as the data manipulation language for IBM's prototype relational model DBMS, System R.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Oracle stores script files is a special location called Saved Commands.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Single-Table Queries
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Q1) After the word FROM in a SELECT statement, you list any conditions (restrictions) that apply to the data you want to retrieve.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The WHERE clause is used to limit the rows that are included in a query's result.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ____ function calculates a total of the values in a column.
A) TOTAL
B) CALCULATE
C) SUM
D) ADD
Q4) The GROUP BY clause sorts the data in a particular order.
A)True
B)False
Q5) SQL requires that you follow special formatting rules.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The column on which data is to be sorted is called a sort
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Chapter 5: Multiple-Table Queries
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Q1) When joining tables, it is always necessary to qualify a column name.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In a ____, all rows from the table on the right will be included regardless of whether they match rows from the table on the left.
A) left inner join
B) left outer join
C) right outer join
D) right inner join
Q3) SQL Server does not support the MINUS operator.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Oracle and SQL Server support the ____ operator but Microsoft Access does not.
A) UNION
B) INTERSECT
C) MINUS
D) ALL
Q5) SQL performs many built-in ____________________ that analyze queries to determine the best way to satisfy them.
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Chapter 6: Updating Data
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Q1) In Oracle, use the ____________________ command to display the structure of a table.
Q2) Describe the format of the ALTER TABLE command to add a new column.
Q3) You can create a new table using data in an existing table.
A)True
B)False
Q4) You can use the ____ command to create a new table using data in an existing table.
A) CREATE TABLE
B) NEW TABLE
C) UPDATE
D) ALTER TABLE
Q5) In Oracle 10g, a null value is displayed as a hyphen.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The ADD clause consists of the word ADD followed by the name of the ____________________ to be added, followed by the characteristics.
Q7) The ROLLBACK command reverses changes made to the ____________________ only.
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Q8) To add a new column, use the ____________________ clause of the ALTER TABLE command.
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Chapter 7: Database Administration
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Q1) To create a view definition, use the ____________________ command.
Q2) A(n) ____ is an application program's or an individual user's picture of the database.
A) transaction
B) view
C) catalog
D) index
Q3) The command used to create an index is ____________________.
Q4) Normally, when the database administrator grants a particular privilege to a user, the user cannot pass that privilege along to other users.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The DROP VIEW command removes the tables and data on which the view is based.
A)True
B)False
Q6) To create a view definition, use the DEFINE VIEW command.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Explain what happens when you create a query that involves a view.
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Q8) ____________________ is the prevention of unauthorized access to a database.
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Chapter 8: SQL Functions and Procedures
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Q1) Oracle, SQL Server, and Access all use the ADD_MONTHS function to add the number of months to a date.
A)True
B)False
Q2) To create a stored procedure, use the CREATE PROCEDURE command.
A)True
B)False
Q3) PL/SQL commands have a certain format and cannot include any blank lines in the code.
A)True
B)False
Q4) You can embed SQL commands in Access programs similarly to the way you can in PL/SQL and T-SQL.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In Oracle, to add a specific number of months to a date, use the ____ function.
A) MONTHS
B) ADD_DATE
C) ADD_MONTHS
D) CALC_MONTHS
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