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Course Code: A6CS09

MLR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(An Autonomous Institution)
II B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, July/August-2024
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
(Common to CSC, CSD, CSIT & IT)
Time: 3 Hours. Max. Marks: 60
Note: 1. This question paper contains two parts A and B.
2. Part- A is Compulsory which carries 10 marks. Answer all Questions in part A.
3. Part – B consists 5 units. Answer any one question from each unit. Each question
carries 10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
PART- A 10x1M=10Marks
List out the different types of relationships between entities
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in DBMS.
Define the terms union and intersection in the context of
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Relational Algebra.
c) What is the purpose of the SELECT statement in SQL? 1M CO2 BL2
What is the significance of the FROM clause in a SQL
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query?
1. e) What does the EXCEPT operation do in a SQL query. 1M CO2 BL2
f) What is a database trigger? 1M CO2 BL1
g) Define atomicity in the context of transactions. 1M CO3 BL1
h) Outline the purpose of a rollback operation. 1M CO3 BL1
i) What does ISAM stand for? 1M CO4 BL1
j) What are the different file organization techniques? 1M CO4 BL1

PART- B 5x10M=50Marks

a) Explain structure of a DBMS with a neat sketch. 5M CO1 BL2

2 Compare and contrast the three levels of abstraction.
b) Identify key differences in terms of user perspective, data 5M CO1 BL2
representation, and system optimization.
OR
Explain the role of entities in an ER diagram. How are
attributes represented in an ER diagram and also explain
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3 how relationships between entities represented in an ER
diagram with example.

Explain about tuple relational calculus and domain

relational calculus with example. 10M CO2 BL2
4
OR
Demonstrate how integrity constraints are enforced
during data modification operations by focussing the role
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5 of the database management system in enforcing integrity
constraints.
b) Explain how to create a view with example. 5M CO2 BL2
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 What are the fundamental aggregation functions in
a) database management systems, and how do they assist 5M CO2 BL2
6 in summarizing data?
b) Explain about DDL and DML commands with examples. 5M CO2 BL2
OR
What is Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF), and how does
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it differ from other normal forms?
7
Explain the concept of a multivalued dependency and its
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role in 4NF.

Discuss the concept of locking in concurrency control.

8 How does it help in managing access to shared 10M CO3 BL3
resources?
OR
What is the significance of the ACID properties in the
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context of database transactions?
9
What is a savepoint, and how can it be used in the
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context of transaction management?

What is a B-tree, and how does it differ from other tree-

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10 based indexing structures?
b) Explain about how does a B+ tree handle duplicate keys. 5M CO4 BL2
OR
What is hash-based indexing. Explain the concept of a
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hash function and its role in hash-based indexing.

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