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1. Describe the architecture of DBMS in detail with the help of neat diagram. Also explain how
DBMS Differs from file processing system.
2. What are different data models? Also explain the three levels of data abstraction.
3. Construct an E-R model for a college management.
4. Differentiate between schema and Instances.
5. What are responsibilities of database manager? Explain it.
6. What are the different types of database languages? Give suitable example of each.
7. What do you mean by data model? Explain the various types of data models.
8. Explain advantages of DBMS over the file processing system.
9. Explain the difference between a weak and strong entity set with example.
10. What is data independence? Write short note on physical and logical data independence.
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Answer the following questions:

1. Briefly describe the terms relation, key, and primary key.
2. What is a 1: m relationship set R between two entity sets E1 and E2?
3. Describe the definition of relational algebra and the basic operations in relational algebra
with their name and their correct symbolic notation.
4. What is the difference between a set and a list? Use relation and tuple as simple examples.
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1. What is Normalization?
2. Define Redundancy
3. Discuss the Importance of Normalization
4. What is Data Explosion?
5. What is a Primary Key? Discuss its Importance.
6. What is a Candidate Key?
7. What is a Foreign Key?
8. What is a Table?
9. What is a Normal Form?
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1. Explain Codd’s Rule.

2. What is functional Dependency? Explain the various types of functional dependencies.
3. Explain 1NF, 2NF, 3NF with example.
4. Define Functional dependencies. Explain the rules of Inferences or Armstrong’s axioms with
supporting rules.
5. What is multivalued dependency? Explain with suitable example.
6. Discuss the null value and dangling tuples.
7. What is decomposition? Explain lossless and lossy join decomposition.
8. What is the basic need of normalization? Normalize until 3rd normal form the following
database scheme using proper guidelines.

S# S-Name S-City Status P# Qty

S1 Smith Goa 40 P1 400
S1 Smith Goa 40 P2 300
S2 Allen Banglore 10 P4 100
S3 John Delhi 30 P1 200