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The document is a question bank for a Database Management System (DBMS) module, covering various topics such as the characteristics of database approaches, definitions of key terms, and the architecture of DBMS. It includes questions on the roles of database administrators, types of database users, data models, and entity-relationship diagrams. Additionally, it prompts the design of ER diagrams for various database schemas, emphasizing structural constraints and relationships.

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The document is a question bank for a Database Management System (DBMS) module, covering various topics such as the characteristics of database approaches, definitions of key terms, and the architecture of DBMS. It includes questions on the roles of database administrators, types of database users, data models, and entity-relationship diagrams. Additionally, it prompts the design of ER diagrams for various database schemas, emphasizing structural constraints and relationships.

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DBMS

QUESTION BANK

MODULE-1

1. Discuss the main characteristics of the database approach and how it differs from traditional

file systems?

2. Define DBMS. Explain all the basic operations that can be performed by DBMS on a
database.
3. Compare DBMS and early file system bringing out the major advantages of the database
approach.
4. With a neat block diagram, explain the architecture of typical DBMS.

5. Explain component modules of DBMS and their interaction with the help of a neat diagram.
6. What are the responsibilities of the DBA and the database designers?
7. What are the different types of database end users? Discuss the main activities of each.
8. Explain the different categories of data models.
9. Define the following terms:
a. Data model

b. Database
c. DBMS
d. Database system
e. Metadata
f. Database schema
g. Database state

h. Application program
i. Transaction
j. DDL, DML, SDL, VDL, query language, host language.
l. Schema
m. Insurance
n. Canned transaction
10. Explain structural constraints of a database system with suitable example.

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11. What is the difference between a database schema and a database state?
12. Describe the three-schema architecture. How do different schema definition
languages support this architecture?
13. Explain the three-schema architecture with a neat diagram. Why do we need mapping
between schema levels?
14. What do you mean by data independence? Differentiate between logical data independence
and physical data independence.
15. What is the difference between the two-tier and three-tier client/server architectures?
16. With suitable example, explain different types of attributes.

17. With suitable example define the following


a. Entity type.
b. Entity.
c. Entity set.
d. Relationship type.
e. Relationship set.

f. Relationship instance.
18. Define the following with an example:

a. Weak entity

b. Participation constraint

c. Cardinality ratio

d. Recursive relationship

e. Specialization

19. With suitable example, explain different cardinality ratios and participation ratios.
20. Explain the difference between an attribute and a value set.
21. Explain different types of user friendly interfaces and type of user who typically use each.
22. With suitable example, describe recursive relationship type.

23. Explain ER diagram notations.

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24. Write an ER diagram to represent CAR entity type with 2 key attributes
reg_no and vehicle_id.
25. Design an entity–relationship (ER) diagram for the movie database schema with at
least five entities. Also specify primary key and structural constraints (cardinality
and participation ratios). Assume meaningful attributes and relationship types.
26. Design a ER diagram for AIRLINES database schema with at least five entities. Also
specify Primary key and structural constraints (cardinality and participation ratios).
Assume meaningful attributes and relationship types.
27. Design an ER diagram for banking database schema with at least five entities. Also
specify primary key and structural constraints (cardinality and participation
ratios). Assume meaningful attributes and relationship types

28. Develop an ER diagram for keeping track of information about a company


database taking Into account atleast five entities.
29. Write the ER diagram for an employee database. The constraints are as follows:
a. An employee works for a department
b. Every department is headed by a manager
c. An employee works on one or more projects

d. An employee has dependents


e. A department controls the projects.

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