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Introduction To Database Systems - Unit 3 - Week 1

This document contains the answers to an assignment on database fundamentals. It includes 10 multiple choice questions with explanations for each answer. The assignment covers topics like the definition of a database, database management systems, data models, and the relational data model. It tests understanding of key concepts like data abstraction, metadata, database schemas, and the roles and responsibilities of a database administrator.

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Introduction To Database Systems - Unit 3 - Week 1

This document contains the answers to an assignment on database fundamentals. It includes 10 multiple choice questions with explanations for each answer. The assignment covers topics like the definition of a database, database management systems, data models, and the relational data model. It tests understanding of key concepts like data abstraction, metadata, database schemas, and the roles and responsibilities of a database administrator.

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Week 1:Assignment 1

The due date for submitting this assignment has passed.


Due on 2023-02-08, 23:59 IS

Assignment submitted on 2023-02-01, 06:15 IST


State TRUE or FALSE:
A database is a collection of related pieces of data. 0.5 points

 True
 False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
True
Database systems are designed to manage large amounts of information. 0.5 points

 True
 False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
True
DBMS is a software system for database management and manages a single database. 0.5 points

 True
 False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
False
Many users can concurrently access a particular database. 0.5 points

 True
 False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
True

State TRUE or FALSE:


The information stored in a database is actually stored in secondary storage. 0.5 points

 True
 False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
True
DBMS guarantees the availability of data when a user tries to retrieve the data. 0.5 points

 True
 False
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
True
In DBMS, record structures are hard-coded into its internal programs. 0.5 points

 True
 False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
False
A “log” in the RDBMS keeps track of update operations of all transactions. 0.5 points

 True
 False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 0.5
Accepted Answers:
True

What is the most appropriate matching between the following sets where set S1 represents 2 points
a type of enterprise and set S2 represents the type of information that an enterprise wants to store
as a database?
S1: {w: Airline; x: Telecommunication; y: Banking; z: Universities}
S2: {p: reservation and schedule information; q: customers, accounts, loans, and associated
information; r: information about the communication networks; s: information about students,
courses, grades, etc.}

 w--p; x--q; y--r; z--s


 w--p; x--q; y--s; z--r
 w--p; x--r; y--q; z--s
 w--q; x--p; y--s; z--r
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 2
Accepted Answers:
w--p; x--r; y--q; z--s
Consider the statements given below: 2 points
S1: Data abstraction is the DBMS characteristic that allows program-data independence.
S2: Data models allow representation of a database at different levels of detail.
Choose the correct option:

 S1: True; S2: True


 S1: True; S2: False
 S1: False; S2: True
 S1: False; S2: False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 2
Accepted Answers:
S1: True; S2: True
Consider the statements given below: 2 points
S1: Meta-data is the descriptions of the relation schemas and associated constraints.
S2: DBMS stores data and meta-data in the database catalog.
Choose the correct option:

 S1: True; S2: True


 S1: True; S2: False
 S1: False; S2: True
 S1: False; S2: False
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
S1: True; S2: False
Consider the statements given below: 2 points
S1: Database schema is specified during the design stage and describes the database.
S2: The scheme of a database changes frequently.

 S1: True; S2: True


 S1: True; S2: False
 S1: False; S2: True
 S1: False; S2: False
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 2
Accepted Answers:
S1: True; S2: False
What is the most appropriate matching between the following sets w.r.t. data abstraction: 2 points
S1: {w: physical level; x: logical level; y: view level}
S2: {p: describes what data is stored; q: describes how the data is stored; r: describes only part of
the database}
 w--p; x--q; y--r
 w--p; x--r; y--q
 w--q; x--p; y--r
 w--q; x--r; y--p
No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
w--q; x--p; y--r
Typically, a database administrator (DBA) is responsible for: 2 points

 Schema definition
 Schema modification
 Granting of authorization for data access
 All of the above
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 2
Accepted Answers:
All of the above
Consider a typical data retrieval request in DBMS. Find the statement which is TRUE. 2 points

 The data retrieval query always returns the records in sorted order.
 The query formulation is based on the conceptual schema.
 The query formulation is based on the physical schema.
 None of the above is TRUE.
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 2
Accepted Answers:
The query formulation is based on the conceptual schema.
What is FALSE regarding the relational data model: 2 points

 A relational database consists of a collection of tables.


 The term “tuple” refers to an element in a relation instance.
 The tuples in a relation instance appear in a sorted order.
 For each attribute of a relation, there is a set of permitted values.
Yes, the answer is correct.
Score: 2
Accepted Answers:
The tuples in a relation instance appear in a sorted order.

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