DBMS MCQ Question and Answer

DBMS MCQ Question and Answer
151. Which of the following is a group of files?
  • attribute
  • database
  • field
  • segment
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152. A logical view is:
  • the process of creating small stable data structures from complex groups of data when designing a relational database
  • a methodology for documenting databases illustrating the relationship between various entities in the database
  • an approach to data management that stores both data and the procedures acting on the data as objects that can be automatically retrieved and shared.
  • a representation of data as they would appear to an application programmer or user.
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153. The language associated with a database management system that is employed by end users and programmers to manipulate data in the database is the:
  • data definition language
  • data presentation language
  • data manipulation language
  • data translation language
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154. The most prominent data manipulation language today is:
  • COBOL
  • DL/1
  • IMS
  • SQL
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155. Which of the following is an automated or manual tool for storing and organizing information about the data maintained in a database?
  • JAD
  • . electronic journal
  • data dictionary
  • hypermedia
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156. A row or record in a relational database is called a(n):
  • field
  • pointer
  • file
  • tuple
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157. In a relational database, the operation that creates a subset of data consisting of columns in a table, permitting the user to create new tables that contain only the information required is the:
  • join operation
  • project operation
  • section operation
  • select operation
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158. In the relational database, the operation that combines relational tables to provide the user with more information than is available in individual tables is the:
  • join operation
  • merge operation
  • select operation
  • grow operation
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159. The logical database model that presents data to users in a treelike structure is the:
  • object-oriented DBMS
  • network DBMS
  • relational DBMS
  • hierarchical DBMS
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160. The hierarchical DBMS organizes data elements into:
  • segments
  • data compartments.
  • data units.
  • objects.
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