DBMS-Query Processing and Optimization

DBMS-Query Processing and Optimization
1. During the query processing the syntax of the query is checked by
  • parser
  • compiler
  • syntax checker
  • none of these
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2. A query execution strategy is evaluated by
  • access or execution plan
  • query tree
  • database catalog
  • none of these
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3. The first phase of query processing is
  • decomposition
  • restructuring
  • analysis
  • none of these
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4. In which phase of the query processing is the query lexically nd syntactically analysed using prsers to find out any syntax errors ?
  • Normalization
  • semantic analysis
  • analysis
  • all of these
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5. Which of the following represents the results of a query in a query tree ?
  • root node
  • leaf node
  • intermediate node
  • none of these
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6. Which of the following represents the result of a query in a query tree ?
  • root node
  • leaf node
  • intermediate node
  • none of these
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7. In which of the query processing are the queries that are incorrectly formulated or are contradictory are rejected ?
  • simplification
  • semantic analysis
  • analysis.
  • none of these
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8. The objective of  query simplifier is
  • transformation of the query to a semantically equivalent and more efficient form.
  • detection of redundant qualifications
  • elimination of common sub-expressions.
  • all of these.
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9. The objective of query simplifier is
  • transformation of the query to a semantically equivalent and more efficient form.
  • detection of redundant qualifications.
  • elimination of common sub-expressions
  • all of these
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10. Which of the following will produce and efficient execution strategy ?
  • performing Projection operations as early as possible.
  • performing Selection operations as early as possible
  • computing common expressions only once
  • all of these
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