Database Management System
Unit I – Introduction DBMS, File System
2 Marks
1. Write a short note on DBMS.
2. Write a short note on File System.
3. List different view of data model.
4. Write a short on DBA.
5. List the activities of DBA.
6. Define Data model.
7. List the different types of data base languages.
8. Define Transaction Management.
9. Define Data Independence.
5 Marks
1. List and explain the applications of DBMS.
2. Discuss the different views of Data.
3. List the different commands which comes under different database languages.
4. List and explain the types of constraints.
5. List and explain the different types of database users.
6. Discuss the roles of DBA.
7. Discuss architecture of database applications.
10 Marks
1. List and explain the disadvantages of file system.
2. Explain the Database system architecture with neat diagram.
Unit II– E_R Model
2 Marks
1. List and explain ER Model terms Entity, Relationship and Attribute.
2. What is the purpose of ER diagram.
3. Define Database key, list any two keys.
4. What is primary key.
5. What is unique key.
6. What is foreign key.
7. What is candidate key.
8. What is super key.
9. What is weak entity set and how it represented in ER diagram.
10. Define attributes of entity and list any 2 types of entity.
11. Differentiate between primary key and unique key.
12. Define descriptive attribute.
13. Define multivalued attribute give an example.
14. Define derived attribute give an example.
15. Define database schema and database instance.
16. What is Relational data model.
17. What is tuple and domain wrt to relational data model.
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18. Define Database view.
5 Marks
1. Define constraints and explain its types.
2. Explain mapping cardinalities.
3. List and explain the designing issues wrt to ER diagram.
4. List and explain different notations used in ER diagram.
5. List and explain different attributes with their ER diagram notations.
6. Explain Extended ER features.
7. Explain how to reduce ER diagram to Relational Schemas.
8. Write a short note on UML explain its parts.
9. Write a note on relational databases and their terminologies.
10. Define Relational algebra and explain any two relational algebraic operations.
10 Marks
1. Explain different types of attributes with their ER diagram notations.
2. Explain any four relational algebraic operations.
3. Explain different types of keys available in relational database with example.
4. List and explain the terms and their notations used in ER diagram.
5. Write ER diagram for an COMAPANY database
6. Write ER diagram for a UNIVERSITY database
Unit III– SQL
2 Marks
1. Define SQL and list the different SQL tools available.
2. Write the structure of SQL queries.
3. List any two DDL and DML commands
4. What is difference between UNION and UNIONALL set operations.
5. Differentiate empty and NULL values.
6. What are aggregate functions and list any two aggregate functions.
7. What are subqueries.
8. Write a note on SQL joins.
9. Define views.
10. List the wildcards used in SQL Like operator.
11. List the rules associated with GROUP BY clause.
12. Write a note on SQL aliases.
13. Write a note on SQL order by clause.
14. What are SQL views.
15. Write a note on PL/SQL.
16. What are the commands use to check SET MEMBERSHIP.
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5 Marks
1. Explain the structure of SQL queries.
2. Explain the different usage of ALTER statement with example.
3. What are aggregate functions and explain list any four aggregate functions.
4. Discuss the usage of GROUP BY clauses and explain its purpose with an
example.
5. Write the structure of PL/SQL programs.
6. Write the different places where sub queries can be used with an example.
7. Explain the different set operations available in SQL.
10 Marks
1. Explain different joins available in SQL write an example to each.
2. Explain the DDL commands available with an example to each.
3. Explain the DML commands available with an example to each.
4. What are views explain the syntax to create, drop, select and update views
5. Explain the set operations available in SQL with example.
Unit IV – Normalizations and Transaction Management
Normalization: Introduction, 1NF, 2NF and FDs, 3NF and BCNF, 4NF and MVDs, 5NF and
PJNF, Closure of a set of FDs, MVDs, Loss less join.
Transaction Management: Introduction, Transaction concepts and properties, States,
concurrent execution, Scheduling of Transactions, Operations Conflicts, Testing for
serializability.
2 Marks
1. What are flat tables.
2. Define Normalization and write its purpose.
3. What is functional dependency.
4. What is multivalued dependency.
5. What is loss less join.
6. Define Transaction Management.
7. Abbreviate ACID properties.
8. Define transaction scheduling.
9. Define serializability.
10. What are rules to satisfy BCNF.
11. What is concurrent execution and what’s the benefits of it.
5 Marks
1. List and explain types of functional dependencies.
2. Explain the states in transaction management.
3. Write a note of transaction scheduling.
4. Write a not on concurrent execution.
10 Marks
1. List and explain the types of normalization with example tables.
2. Explain ACID properties in detail.
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