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Fayoum University

Faculty of Computers & Information


Mid-Term Exam 2022/2023

Course Name: Database management system Course Code:IS312 Department: IS


Marks: 20 Exam duration : 1 Hours
No of Questions: 2 No of Pages: 2 Exam Date: 29/11/2022

Answer the Following Questions:


Question (1)(A) Select the best answer (10 Marks)
1. ____ is a collection of programs that enables users to create and maintain a database.
a) RTS b) DBMS c) IS d) AI
2. The logical design, and the snapshot of the data at a given instant in time is known as?
a) Instance & Relation b) Schema & Instance c) Relation & Schema d) Non
3. The ability to query data, as well as insert, delete, and alter tuples, is offered by----
a) VDL b) SDL c) DDL d) DML
4. A state that satisfies the structure and constraints of a scheme is called ______ state.
a) invalid b) true c) real d) valid
5. The database state is called _______ of the schema.
a) intension b) extension c) expansion d) definition
6. ________ is the basic object of ER model which is a thing in real world.
a) relation b) domain c) attribute d) entity
7. _______ attributes can have more than one value.
a) composite b) simple c) multi-valued d) single valued
8. The entity is represented in ER-diagrams by ______.
a) oval b) rectangle c) double oval d) diamond
9. A weak entity type always has a ______ participation constraint with respect to its identifying
relationships.
a) partial b) total c) overlap d) disjoint
10. The values appearing in given attributes of any tuple in the referencing relation must likewise
occur in specified attributes of at least one tuple in the referenced relation, according to
________ integrity constraint.
a) Referential b) Primary c) Referencing d) Specific
11. __indicates the maximum number of entities that can be involved in a relationship.
a) Greater Entity b) Minimum cardinality c) Maximum cardinality d) ERD
12. Which of the following is not the utility of DBMS?
1) Backup 2) Loading 3) Process Organization 4) File organization
a) 1, 2, and 4 only b)1, 2and 3 only c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) All
13. Rows of a relation are known as the _______.
a) Degree b) Tuples c) Entity d) All of the above
14. Which of the following is a top-down approach in which the entity's higher level can be
divided into two lower sub-entities?
a) Aggregation b) Generalization c) Specialization d) All of the above

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15. Which one of the following refers to the total view of the database content?

a) Conceptual view b) Physical view c) Internal view d) External view

Question (2) True or False: Answer true or false to each statement based on the following ERD
and give a reason for your answer. (10 Marks)

1. All the Teachers must teach Courses. []


2. All the Students must enroll Courses. []
3. All Courses must be enrolled by Students. []
4. All Courses must by taught by Teachers. []
5. Each Course is taught by only one Teacher. []
6. Each Course is enrolled by only one Student. []
7. Each Teacher can teach many Courses. []
8. Each Student can enroll many Courses. []
Based on Map the above ER-model into a relational model
9. Teacher (SNN,Tname,phone,title, office-no) , Couse(C-number, Cname, Description,
hour, SSN) FK: SSN references Teacher (SSN) [ ]
10. Student (Sname, Snumber, address, Date of birth, C-number),
FK: C-number references Course(C-number) . []

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