Database Administration Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Database Administration introduces students to the principles and practices required to effectively manage and maintain modern database systems. The course covers essential topics such as database architecture, installation and configuration, user management, security, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. Students will gain hands-on experience with database management systems (DBMS) and learn best practices for ensuring data integrity, availability, and scalability in enterprise environments. By the end of the course, students will be prepared to support and optimize database systems, ensuring the reliable storage and retrieval of organizational data.
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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) Each book at Henry Books is uniquely identified with a(n) ____.
A) title
B) code
C) publisher
D) author
Answer: B
Q2) The part description is stored with the information about parts.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Alexamara owns ____ marinas.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer: A
Q4) Each order line at Premiere Products contains a total, usually called a(n)
Answer: extension
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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) In a relation, all values in a column are values of the same attribute.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) What is the precise definition of a primary key?
Answer: Column A (or a collection of columns) is the primary key for a table if:
Property 1: All columns in the table are functionally dependent on A.
Property 2: No subcollection of the columns in A (assuming A is a collection of columns and not just a single column) also has property 1.
Q4) A(n) ____________________ column is a column that is not part of the primary key.
Answer: nonkey
Q5) A relationship is an association between ____________________.
Answer: entities
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Chapter 3: Creating Tables
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Q1) SQL is Structured ____________________ Language.
Answer: Query
Q2) If your screen displays the SQL Commands page, the Home>SQL>SQL Commands reference at the top of the SQL editor pane is called a ____.
A) command sequence
B) page sequence
C) breadcrumb
D) page trail
Answer: C
Q3) In SQL, table names cannot exceed ____ characters.
A) 12
B) 14
C) 24
D) 30
Answer: D
Q4) In SQL, you cannot enter an apostrophe into a column whose type is character (CHAR).
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Single-Table Queries
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Q1) The ____ operator uses one or more wildcard characters to test for a pattern match.
A) PATTERN
B) LIKE
C) MATCH
D) SIMILAR
Q2) The ____ operator specifies a range of values in a condition.
A) LIKE
B) BETWEEN
C) DISTINCT
D) GROUP
Q3) Oracle supports only the <> version of the "not equal to" comparison operator.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Preceding a condition by the ____ operator reverses the truth of the original condition.
A) REVERSE
B) NOT
C) NULL
D) OR
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Chapter 5: Multiple-Table Queries
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Q1) The subquery that involves a table listed in the outer query is called a(n) ____________________ subquery.
Q2) There is only one approach to joining tables.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You can join three tables together but not four tables.
A)True
B)False
Q4) You can use the ALL and ANY operators with subqueries to produce a single column of numbers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In a nested query, the outer query is evaluated first.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The ____________________ of two tables is a table containing every row that is in either the first table, the second table, or both tables.
Q7) If the SQL implementation truly supports the union operation, it will remove any duplicate ____________________ automatically.
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Chapter 6: Updating Data
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Q1) In Oracle 10g, a null value is displayed as a hyphen.
A)True
B)False
Q2) There are table structure changes that are beyond the capabilities of SQL.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If you have verified that the update you made is correct, you can use the ____ command to make the update permanent.
A) UPDATE
B) ROLL
C) COMMIT
D) SAVE
Q4) In Oracle, use the ____________________ command to display the structure of a table.
Q5) In a transaction, it is acceptable if some steps fail.
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.
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Chapter 7: Database Administration
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Q1) If the user needs to be able to pass the privilege to other users, the GRANT command must include the ____________________ clause.
Q2) A view is defined by creating a defining ____________________, which indicates the rows and columns to include in the view.
Q3) Views provide data validation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) You can create and maintain an index for any row in any table.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The command used to create an index is ____________________.
Q6) A view cannot involve statistics.
A)True
B)False
Q7) 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
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Q8) The process of managing a database is called database
Chapter 8: SQL Functions and Procedures
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Q1) When you need to complete tasks that are beyond the capabilities of SQL, you need to use a procedural language.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In Microsoft Access, the ____ function displays a value in lowercase letters.
A) REGULAR
B) LOWER
C) SMALL
D) LCASE
Q3) The ADD_MONTHS function has one argument.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In Microsoft Access, the ____ function displays a value in uppercase letters.
A) CAPITAL
B) UPPER
C) LARGE
D) UCASE
Q5) Oracle uses ____________________ as an extension of SQL to accomplish procedural tasks.
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Q6) ____________________ is the procedural language that SQL Server uses.
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