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This document outlines the examination structure for the Database Management Systems course at P.E.S. College of Engineering for the Master of Computer Applications program. It includes five units with various questions covering topics such as DBMS characteristics, ER diagrams, SQL operations, and transaction management. Students are required to answer one full question from each unit within a three-hour time frame for a maximum of 100 marks.

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Dbms 2019

This document outlines the examination structure for the Database Management Systems course at P.E.S. College of Engineering for the Master of Computer Applications program. It includes five units with various questions covering topics such as DBMS characteristics, ER diagrams, SQL operations, and transaction management. Students are required to answer one full question from each unit within a three-hour time frame for a maximum of 100 marks.

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P18MCA24 Page No...

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P.E.S. College of Engineering, Mandya - 571 401


(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU, Belagavi)
Second Semester, Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Semester End Examination; May / June - 2019
Database Management Systems
Time: 3 hrs Max. Marks: 100
Note: Answer FIVE full questions, selecting ONE full question from each unit.
UNIT - I
1 a. Define DBMS. Discuss the main characteristics of database approach. 10
b. Explain three schema architecture with a neat diagram. 6
c. List the actors on the scene and workers behind the scene. 4
2 a. What are the advantages of DBMS? Explain. 10
b. What are the different languages used in DBMS? Explain. 4
c. Explain centralized and client-server architectures. 6
UNIT - II
3 a. Define attribute. Mention and explain different types of attributes with an example. 10
b. Define the following terms with an example each :
i) Entity sets ii) Relationship sets iii) Entity types 10
iv) Relationship type v) Weak Entity type
4 a. Draw an ER diagram for COMPANY scheme with structural constraints specified using
10
(Min and Max) notation. Assume appropriate entities, attributes and relationship.
b. Explain in detail naming conventions and design issues in ER diagram with an example. 10
UNIT - III
5 a. Give a brief note on different types of joins. 10
b. Demonstrate ER-to-Relational mapping algorithm. 10
6 a. Define relational algebra. Explain various relational algebra operations with example. 10
b. What are integrity constraints? Discuss the various update operations on relations and the
10
type of integrity constraints that must be checked for each update operations.
UNIT - IV
7 a. Bring out the different clauses of SELECT-FROM-WHERE-GROUP-HAVING with an
10
example for each.
b. Write a note on embedded SQL. 4
c. Write a short note on granting and revoking of privileges in SQL. 6
8 a. Describe aggregate functions in SQL. 5
b. Briefly explain the different domain types used in SQL. 5
c. How is a view created and dropped? What problems are associated with updating
10
of views?
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UNIT - V
9 a. Define functional dependency and explain all the inference rules for
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functional dependencies.
b. Demonstrate the informal design guidelines for relation schema. 5
c. Explain BCNF with a suitable example. 5
10 a. Define transaction. Explain ACID properties of Transaction. 6
b. What is Normalization? Explain the 3NF with example. 6
c. What is a locking protocol? Describe the strict Two-Phase locking protocol. 8

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