CS403 2

nd

quiz (Jan 04, 2012) attempt by

eagle_eye
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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 1 of 10 ( Start time: 12:38:25 AM ) A third Normal Form (3 NF) relation should Select correct option: be in 2 NF not have complete key not be 1 NF should not have non-key attributes depend on key attribute Total Marks: 1 89

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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 2 of 10 ( Start time: 12:39:53 AM ) Total Marks: 1 11

General reasoning for horizontal or vertical partitioning is. Select correct option:

Increasing the consistency Decreasing the query response time Smaller tables are more efficient to process as compared to the larger tables. All of the above

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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 3 of 10 ( Start time: 12:41:19 AM ) Atomicity is a feature of ______. Select correct option: 1NF 2NF 3NF BCNF Total Marks: 1 78

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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 4 of 10 ( Start time: 12:42:40 AM ) The process of normalization Select correct option: is automatic using a computer program Total Marks: 1 84

requires one to understand dependency between attributes is manual and requires semantic information is finding the key of a relation

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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 5 of 10 ( Start time: 12:44:02 AM ) Total Marks: 1 88

Relational Calculus is a _____________ relational data manipulation language. Select correct option: Procedural, Informal Non-Procedural, Informal Procedural, Formal Non-Procedural, Formal

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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 6 of 10 ( Start time: 12:44:46 AM ) Total Marks: 1 88

Given the following relation it is not 3 NF because Student (roll no, name, course no, course max. marks, year of study, address), where roll no is PK

Select correct option: it is not in 2 NF it does not have composite key non-key attributes course no and course max. marks are functionally dependent it has more than 3 non-key attributes

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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 7 of 10 ( Start time: 12:45:25 AM ) Total Marks: 1 87

A relation is said to be in 2 NF if (i) it is in 1 NF (ii) non-key attributes dependent on key attribute (iii) non-key attributes are independent of one another (iv) if it has a composite key, no non-key attribute should be dependent on part of the composite key Select correct option: i, ii, iii i and ii i, ii, iv i, iv

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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 8 of 10 ( Start time: 12:46:40 AM ) Total Marks: 1 85

Attributes are (i) properties of relationship (ii) attributed to entities (iii) properties of members of an entity set Select correct option: i i and ii i and iii iii

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Quiz Start Time: 12:38 AM Time Left sec(s) Question # 9 of 10 ( Start time: 12:47:41 AM ) Total Marks: 1 87

In vertical partitioning if we divide a table into two vertical partitions then efficiency of those applications will be reduced which used to. Select correct option: Access data from both the vertical partitions. Access data from first vertical partition. Access data from second vertical partition None of the above.