Question 1

What does SQL stand for?

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Structured Query Language

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Strong Question Language

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Structured Question Language

Question 2

Which SQL statement is used to extract data from a database?

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SELECT

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OPEN

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EXTRACT

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GET

Question 3

Which SQL statement is used to update data in a database?

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UPDATE

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SAVE

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MODIFY

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SAVE AS

Question 4

Which SQL statement is used to delete data from a database?

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DELETE

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REMOVE

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COLLAPSE

Question 5

Which SQL statement is used to insert new data in a database?

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INSERT INTO

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ADD RECORD

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INSERT NEW

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ADD NEW

Question 6

With SQL, how do you select a column named "FirstName" from a table named "Persons"?

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SELECT FirstName FROM Persons

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EXTRACT FirstName FROM Persons

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SELECT Persons.FirstName

Question 7

With SQL, how do you select all the columns from a table named "Persons"?

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SELECT * FROM Persons

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SELECT Persons

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SELECT *.Persons

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SELECT [all] FROM Persons

Question 8

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the value of the column "FirstName" is "Peter"?

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Peter'

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName<>'Peter'

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SELECT [all] FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Peter'

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SELECT [all] FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE 'Peter'

Question 9

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the value of the column "FirstName" starts with an "a"?

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE 'a%'

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE '%a'

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='a'

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='%a%'

Question 10

The OR operator displays a record if ANY conditions listed are true. The AND operator displays a record if ALL of the conditions listed are true

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 11

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the "FirstName" is "Peter" and the "LastName" is "Jackson"?

Accepted Answer

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Peter' AND LastName='Jackson'

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SELECT FirstName='Peter', LastName='Jackson' FROM Persons

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName<>'Peter' AND LastName<>'Jackson'

Question 12

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the "LastName" is alphabetically between (and including) "Hansen" and "Pettersen"?

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE LastName BETWEEN 'Hansen' AND 'Pettersen'

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SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE LastName>'Hansen' AND LastName<'Pettersen'

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SELECT LastName>'Hansen' AND LastName<'Pettersen' FROM Persons

Question 13

Which SQL statement is used to return only different values?

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SELECT DISTINCT

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SELECT UNIQUE

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SELECT DIFFERENT

Question 14

Which SQL keyword is used to sort the result-set?

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ORDER BY

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SORT

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ORDER

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SORT BY

Question 15

With SQL, how can you return all the records from a table named "Persons" sorted descending by "FirstName"?

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SELECT * FROM Persons ORDER BY FirstName DESC

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SELECT * FROM Persons ORDER FirstName DESC

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SELECT * FROM Persons SORT 'FirstName' DESC

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SELECT * FROM Persons SORT BY 'FirstName' DESC

Question 16

With SQL, how can you insert a new record into the "Persons" table?

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INSERT INTO Persons VALUES ('Jimmy', 'Jackson')

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INSERT VALUES ('Jimmy', 'Jackson') INTO Persons

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INSERT ('Jimmy', 'Jackson') INTO Persons

Question 17

With SQL, how can you insert "Olsen" as the "LastName" in the "Persons" table?

Accepted Answer

INSERT INTO Persons (LastName) VALUES ('Olsen')

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INSERT ('Olsen') INTO Persons (LastName)

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INSERT INTO Persons ('Olsen') INTO LastName

Question 18

How can you change "Hansen" into "Nilsen" in the "LastName" column in the Persons table?

Accepted Answer

UPDATE Persons SET LastName='Nilsen' WHERE LastName='Hansen'

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MODIFY Persons SET LastName='Hansen' INTO LastName='Nilsen

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UPDATE Persons SET LastName='Hansen' INTO LastName='Nilsen'

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MODIFY Persons SET LastName='Nilsen' WHERE LastName='Hansen'

Question 19

With SQL, how can you delete the records where the "FirstName" is "Peter" in the Persons Table?

Accepted Answer

DELETE FROM Persons WHERE FirstName = 'Peter'

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DELETE FirstName='Peter' FROM Persons

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DELETE ROW FirstName='Peter' FROM Persons

Question 20

With SQL, how can you return the number of records in the "Persons" table?

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SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Persons

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SELECT COLUMNS() FROM Persons

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SELECT COLUMNS(*) FROM Persons

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SELECT COUNT() FROM Persons

Question 21

Which of the following columns is/are required in a table?

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A primary key

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A foreign key

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An alternate key

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A surrogate key

Question 22

For a number of reasons, normalizations is not often an advantage for a/an ________________ database.

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Read-only

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Updateable

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Either a read-only or an updateable

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None of the above is correct

Question 23

Each entity is represented as a/an:

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Table

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Tuple

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Attribute

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File

Question 24

Which of the following indicates the maximum number of entities that can be involved in a relationships?

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Maximum cardinality

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Minimum cardinality

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ERD

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Greater Entity Count (GEC)

Question 25

Which of the following indicates the maximum number of entities that can be involved in a relationships?

Accepted Answer

Maximum cardinality

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Minimum cardinality

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ERD

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Greater Entity Count (GEC)

Question 26

A subquery in an SQL SELECT statement is enclosed in:

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Parenthesis - (...)

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Braces - {...}

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CAPITAL LETTERS

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Brackets - [...]

Question 27

The result of a SQL SELECT statement is a/an _______________.

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Table

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Report

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Form

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File

Question 28

Which of the following do you need to consider when you make a table in SQL?

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All of the above

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Data types

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Primary keys

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Default values

Question 29

Which of the following  query is correct for using comparison operators in SQL?

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SELECT sname, coursename FROM studentinfo WHERE age>50 and age<80

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SELECT sname, coursename FROM studentinfo WHERE age>50 and <80

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SELECT sname, coursename FROM studentinfo WHERE age>50 and WHERE age <80

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None of the above

Question 30

Which is an SQL*PLUS command?

Accepted Answer

DESCRIBE

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DELETE

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UPDATE

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ALTER

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