Computer Science Paper III
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B.Sc., PRE-FINAL EXAMINATIONS - JAN / FEB -2011
(Computer Science): III Year: Theory Paper-3
Database Management Systems
Time: 3Hrs Max. Marks: 100
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Section. A (10 X 2 =
20M)
Answer the following questions. Each question carries 2 Marks.
1. a) what is Meta Data? Why it is important?
b) What is Candidate Key?
c) What is the degree of a relationship?
d) What is denormalization?
e) What is subquery? Give an example.
f) What is trigger?
g) What are the properties of a Transaction?
h) What are the advantages of the Distributed Databases?
i) What is cube?
j) What is Information System?
Section. B (5 X 16 =
80M)
Answer the following questions. Each question carries 18 Marks.
2. a) Discuss about three level architecture with representation of
data in each level.
b) Discuss about the reasons brings you to choose the database
than the file system.
(or)
c) What is Data independence? Discuss about levels of DataIndependence.
d) What is meant by Table? Give the characteristics of aTable.
3. a) Discuss about the components of ER Model?
b) What is meant by cordiality of a relation? How the cordiality
helps in determination of the nature of an entity in arelation.
(or)
c) Discuss about BCNF. How does it differ from 3NF? Why it is
Considered a strong form of 3NF.
d) What is Cursor? How can you access the cursor in PL/SQLProgram?
4. a) Discuss about Arithmetic functions in SQL with example?
b) What is a view in SQL? Discuss the limits of View operations.
(or)
c) What is Index? Describe the properties of an Index.
d) Create an index for the employees belongs to the Accounts and
Sales departments.
e) Discuss about System Development Life Cycle.
5. a) what is Dirty-Read Problem? Explain with an Example.
b) What is serializability? Discuss with aid of an example to test
the conflicts in serializability?
c) What is Transaction? Explain the Transaction State Diagram.(or)
d) Discuss about Client Server Architecture.
e) Discuss about Data Fragmentation?
6. a) What is Data warehouse? Discuss about the properties ofData Warehouse.
b) Discuss about Star schema Architecture.(or)
c) Discuss the abilities and responsibilities of DBA.
d) What is Data Analysis? How was OLAP operations are helpful inanalysis of Data.
