BINANGONAN CATHOLIC COLLEGE

Binangonan, Rizal

Preliminary Examination in Fundamentals of Database System

I. Morse Type: Choose the best answer in the following selection in every item

1. Drawbacks of using file systems wherein Multiple file formats, duplication of information in
different files
a. Data redundancy and inconsistency
b. Difficulty in accessing data
c. Data isolation
d. Integrity problems
2. Contains information about a particular enterprise
a. Database system c. Database Management System
b. Database Application d. Data Administration
3. Drawbacks of using file system wherein hard to add new constraints or change existing ones
a. Data Isolation c. Atomicity of Updates
b. Integrity problems d. Difficulty in Accessing data
4. Describes how a record (e.g., instructor) is stored.
a. View Level c. user level
b. Logical Level d. Physical Level
5. The overall physical structure of the database
a. Database Schema c. Logical Schema
b. Physical schema d. Data Schema
6. Drawbacks of using file systems wherein hard to provide user access to some, but not all, data.
a. Security problems c. Data Isolation
b. Integrity problems d. Atomicity of updates
7. Describes data stored in database, and the relationships among the data.
a. View Level c. user level
b. Logical Level d. Physical Level
8. the actual content of the database at a particular point in time Analogous to the value of a
variable.
a. Variable c. fields
b. Instance d. record
9. Language for accessing and manipulating the data organized by the appropriate data model
a. DBMS c. DDL
b. DML d. DBL
10. The most widely used commercial language
a. Access c. SQL
b. XAMMP d. MYSQL
11. The process of designing the general structure of the database:
a. Logical Design ` c. Physical Design
b. Query Design d. Database Design
12. A program module that provides the interface between the low-level data stored in the
database and the application programs and queries submitted to the system
a. DBMS c. Storage Management
b. Database Administration d. Transaction Management
13. Extend the relational data model by including object orientation and constructs to deal with
added data types.
a. Object-Relational Data Models c. Logical Models
b. Relational Models d. Database Models
14. Specification notation for defining the database schema
a. DBMS c. DDL
b. DML d. DBL
15. It contains metadata (i.e., data about data)
 a. Database c. Database Dictionary
b. Database Schema d. DBMS
16. Alternative ways of evaluating a given query
a. Data Processing c. Record Processing
b. Query Processing d. Database Process
17. A collection of operations that performs a single logical function in a database application
a. Logs c. Transaction
b. Record d. Database
18. Controls the interaction among the concurrent transactions, to ensure the consistency of the
database.
a. Transaction-management component c. Concurrency-control manager
b. Query Processing d. Data Processing
19. The architecture of a database systems is greatly influenced by the underlying computer system
on which the database is running.
a. Database Architecture c. Database Application
b. Database model d. Physical Architecture
20. Bonus

II. Simple Recall: Identify what is asking for (2 points Each)

Formal Relational terms Informal Equivalence

1. Attribute
2. Tuple
3. Degree of relation
4. Primary Key
5. Cardinality of relation

III. Enumeration:

1. Give the 7 Drawbacks of using file systems to store data (7 points)

2. Types of Data Models (8 points)
3. The 4 types of Keys that is used in Database Relationship Model (4 points)

Prepared By:

Raymond A. Ramirez, MIT(Cand.)

Instructor