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Database Management Systems

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Database Management Systems (DBMS) form the core framework for data storage, retrieval, and security in modern software applications. Concepts such as the E-R model, backup planning, SQL integration, and big data architecture are essential for computer knowledge sections. This hub offers a comprehensive set of practice questions to master DBMS fundamentals and advanced database operations.

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Database Management Systems Questions

Multiple choice
  1. vertical fragmentation

  2. horizontal fragmentation

  3. summary data

  4. duplicate data

  5. functional dependency

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the denormalization technique in DBMS in which the database table is split by rows that reduces the number of records per table and hence, drives the performance.

Multiple choice
  1. Selection

  2. Splitting / Joining

  3. Conversion

  4. Summarization

  5. Enrichment

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This task in data transformation includes a large variety of rudimentary conversions of single fields for two primary reasons; one to standardise among the data extractions from disparate source systems, and the other to make the fields usable and understandable to the users.

Multiple choice
  1. B-tree index

  2. Bitmap index

  3. View

  4. Clustered index

  5. B+-tree

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bitmap indexes are widely used in data warehousing environment, which typically have large amounts of data and ad hoc queries, but a low level of concurrent DML transactions.