Question 1

Consider the table shown in the exhibit. Which relational algebraic operation would return Row 3?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union 
B)  Selection 
C)  Projection 
D)  Difference

Question 2

Consider the Orders relation shown in the exhibit. Which of the following SQL statements would replace the value in the Sales_Rep_No column with 110 everywhere that Sales_Rep_No 108 is listed?

Accepted Answer

A)  UPDATE Sales_Rep_No IN Orders SET(Sales_Rep_No = 110 WHERE Sales_Rep_No = 108); 
B)  UPDATE Orders SET Sales_Rep_No = 110 WHERE Sales_Rep_No = 108; 
C)  SET Sales_Rep_No = 110; 
D)  WHERE Sales_Rep_No = 108

Question 3

Your database administrator has disallowed a group of users from making alterations to the Employees table in your corporate database. The users, known as Group_2, previously had full privileges with the Employees table. Which of the following SQL statements properly removes any alteration privileges from Group_2?

Accepted Answer

A)  REVOKE INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON Employees FROM Group_2; 
B)  REVOKE UPDATE FOR Employees FROM Group_2; 
C)  Employees FOR Group_2; 
D)  UPDATE, DELETE FOR Employees

Question 4

Your company must choose which type of database to use for a new project. Which of the following lists three characteristics of file-based database systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Repetition of data, application program flexibility, and data centralization 
B)  Incompatibility of files, tabular data structures, and data dependence 
C)  Separation of data, repetition of data, and data independence 
D)  Application program inflexibility, data dependence, and separation of data

Question 5

Which mechanism provides database users with controlled access to the database through the use of virtual tables?

Accepted Answer

A)  View 
B)  Data dictionary 
C)  Database control language 
D)  Database management system

Question 6

Which database architecture is best suited to implementation in the World Wide Web environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two-tier using thin client 
B)  Three-tier using fat client 
C)  Three-tier using thin client 
D)  Centralized mainframe with terminal client

Question 7

What is the highest normal form of the relation(s) shown in the exhibit?

Accepted Answer

A)  No normal form 
B)  Second normal form 
C)  First normal form 
D)  Third normal form

Question 8

Which type of relational integrity is violated if a primary key in a database has a null value?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entity integrity 
B)  Domain integrity 
C)  Domain constraints 
D)  Referential integrity

Question 9

What improvement can be made to file-based databases to overcome their limitations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implement a tabular structure. 
B)  Gather files in a distributed repository. 
C)  Use a hierarchical database file system. 
D)  Tightly couple database structure to database application programs.

Question 10

Consider the Project relation shown in the exhibit as well as the following SQL statement: DELETE FROM Project WHERE Cust_Name = Acme; Which of the following tables shows the Project relation after execution of this SQL statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Option A 
B)  Option B 
C)  Option C 
D)  Option D

Question 11

Which of the following definitions best describes an entity?

Accepted Answer

A)  A relation 
B)  Data about data 
C)  Data stored in a table column 
D)  An item about which information is stored

Question 12

Consider the Employee relation shown in the exhibit. A database manager wants to set up a view called Emp_Dept that allows users to find employees and their department ID numbers. Which SQL statement will accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

A)  CREATE VIEW Emp_Dept AS SELECT Last_Name, First_Name, Dept_ID FROM Employee; 
B)  UPDATE VIEW Emp_Dept AS SELECT * FROM 
C)  UPDATE VIEW Emp_Dept AS SELECT 
D)  CREATE VIEW Emp_Dept Employee WHERE ID = 0001 AND ID = 0002 AND ID = 0003 AND ID = 0004;

Question 13

Your enterprise is developing a database system that will contain highly sensitive data. Security of the data will take priority over database processing speed. Which database protection technique should be employed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Backups 
B)  User views 
C)  Encryption 
D)  Integrity controls

Question 14

The database manager wants to give Rubio and Doe the ability to modify the Project Relation shown in the exhibit. A temporary employee named Temp needs to access the data in the database to generate reports. Which group of SQL statements will perform this task?

Accepted Answer

A)  GRANT UPDATE ON Project TO Rubio, Doe; GRANT SELECT ON Project TO Temp; 
B)  GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON Project TO Rubio, Doe; GRANT UPDATE ON Project TO Temp; 
C)  GRANT SELECT ON Project WHERE Manager = 'Rubio'; WHERE Manager = 'Doe'; 
D)  GRANT UPDATE ON Project

Question 15

Which of the following is a characteristic of the three-tier database architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Web browser is used as the application server. 
B)  The application logic is centralized on a dedicated server. 
C)  A thick client is used to perform business application logic functions locally. 
D)  Database application logic and database functionality are integrated and reside on a common server.

Exam 3: CIW v5 Database Design Specialist