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A distributed database is which of the following?
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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
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Correct Answer: All of the above
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.
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Correct Answer: Data integrity improves as multiple applications access the same stored procedure.
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.
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Correct Answer: Use compatible data types.
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
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Correct Answer: Security
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.
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Correct Answer: Attributes are assigned at the highest logical level.
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.
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Correct Answer: All of the above.
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.
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Correct Answer: All of the above.
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.
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Correct Answer: the child table.
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.
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Correct Answer: reverse engineering.
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.
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Correct Answer: drop the foreign key constraint.
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