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  • A distributed database is which of the following?


  • Options
  • A. A single logical database that is spread to multiple locations and is interconnected by a network
  • B. A loose collection of file that is spread to multiple locations and is interconnected by a network
  • C. A single logical database that is limited to one location.
  • D. A loose collection of file that is limited to one location.

  • Correct Answer
  • A single logical database that is spread to multiple locations and is interconnected by a network 


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    • 1. A distributed database can use which of the following strategies?

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    • A. Totally centralized one location and accessed by many sites
    • B. Partially or totally replicated across sites
    • C. Partitioned into segments at different sites
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Stored procedures have which of the following advantages?

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    • A. It takes a longer time to write them as compared to writing Visual Basic.
    • B. Data integrity improves as multiple applications access the same stored procedure.
    • C. Network traffic increases
    • D. Result in thicker client and thinner database server.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following improves a query's processing time?

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    • A. Write complex queries.
    • B. Combine a table with itself.
    • C. Query one query within another.
    • D. Use compatible data types.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is an advantage of partitioning?

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    • A. Complexity
    • B. Inconsistent access speed
    • C. Extra space
    • D. Security
    • Discuss
    • 5. A supertype/subtype hierarchy has which of the following features?

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    • A. Subtypes at the lower lever in the hierarchy inherit attributes only from their immediate supertype.
    • B. Subtypes at the higher lever in the hierarchy inherit attributes only from their immediate subtype.
    • C. Attributes are assigned at the highest logical level.
    • D. Attributes are assigned at the lowest logical level.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The object definition language (ODL) is which of the following?

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    • A. Used to develop logical schemas
    • B. A data definition language for OODB
    • C. A method to implement a logical schema
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Using OQL, you may do which of the following?

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    • A. Return an entire collection of elements including duplicates.
    • B. Return a collection of elements without duplicates.
    • C. Return a specific subset of elements using a given criteria.
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a 1:N relationship, the foreign key is placed in:

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    • A. the parent table.
    • B. the child table.
    • C. either table without specifying parent and child tables.
    • D. either the parent table or the child table.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The process of reading a database schema and producing a data model from that schema is known as:

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    • A. data modeling.
    • B. database design.
    • C. reverse engineering.
    • D. None of the above is correct.
    • Discuss
    • 10. To drop a column that is used as a foreign key, first:

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    • A. drop the primary key.
    • B. drop the table containing the foreign key..
    • C. drop the foreign key constraint.
    • D. All of the above must be done.
    • Discuss


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