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Database Redesign MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Computer Science & IT MCQs on Database Redesign with worked academic solutions for PPSC, FPSC, CSS, PMS, NTS.

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Exam-Level PPSC FPSC CSS PMS NTS
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Question 1 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following SQL statements are helpful in database redesign?

Question 2 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

What SQL command can be used to delete columns from a table?

Question 3 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Database redesign is not terribly difficult if the:

Question 4 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which SQL-92 standard SQL command can be used to change a table name?

Question 5 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The process of reading a database schema and producing a data model from that schema is known as:

Question 6 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Before any changes to database structure are attempted one should first:

Question 7 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which of the following modifications may not succeed?

Question 8 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

How can you find rows that do not match some specified condition?

Question 9 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A regular subquery can be processed:

Question 10 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

What SQL command can be used to add columns to a table?

Question 11 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The EXISTS keyword will be true if:

Question 12 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Changing cardinalities in a database is:

Question 13 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The NOT EXISTS keyword will be true if:

Question 14 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The data model that is produced from reverse engineering is:

Question 15 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

To drop a column that is used as a foreign key, first:

Question 16 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

What SQL command will allow you to change the table STUDENT to add the constraint named GradeCheck that states that the values of the Grade column must be greater than 0?

Question 17 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Which is not true of a correlated subquery?

Question 18 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A tool that can help designers understand the dependencies of database structures is a:

Question 19 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

How many copies of the database schema are typically used in the redesign process?

Question 20 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Because of the importance of making data model changes correctly, many professionals are ________ about using an automated process for database redesign.

Question 21 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A correlated subquery is processed as a nested subquery.

Question 22 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

A regular subquery is processed from the bottom up.

Question 23 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Correlated subqueries are similar to a regular subquery.

Question 24 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Database redesign is especially difficult if the database has no data.

Question 25 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Some organizations take the stand that no application should ever employ the true name of a table.

Question 26 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The use of the double NOT EXISTS can be used to find rows that do not match some specified condition.

Question 27 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Although creating test databases is a critical and necessary job, there are few career opportunities in this area.

Question 28 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Because of the need for extensive knowledge of SQL, many database developers choose to automate the redesign process.

Question 29 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The data model produced from the reverse engineering process does not include intersection table data.

Question 30 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

If a database is built correctly the first time, it will not have to be redesigned.

Question 31 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The SQL-92 command to change a table name is RENAME TABLE.

Question 32 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Reverse engineering is the process of reading a database schema and producing a data model from that schema.

Question 33 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The data model produced from the reverse engineering process is a true logical model.

Question 34 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

It is not easy to build a database correctly the first time.

Question 35 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Typically, there should be at least two different copies of the database schema used in the redesign process.

Question 36 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Information systems and organizations do not just influence each other; they create each other.

Question 37 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Adding null columns to a table is straightforward.

Question 38 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The NOT EXISTS keyword will be true if any row in the subquery meets the condition.

Question 39 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

Dependency graphs are diagrams that consist of nodes and arcs that show the dependencies of a database.

Question 40 of 40
★ PPSC ★ FPSC

The EXISTS keyword will be true if any row in the subquery meets the condition.

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