Advanced SQL Test(1st)

Outer join is the same as equi-join, except one of the duplicate columns is eliminated in the result table.

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True
False

Which of the following is one of the basic approaches for joining tables?

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All of the above
Subqueries
Union Join
Natural join

The joining technique is useful when data from several relations are to be retrieved and displayed and the relationships are not necessarily nested.

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False
True

Which of the following is true concerning triggers?

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You do not create them with SQL.
They have an event, condition, and action.
They cannot cascade (cause another trigger to fire).
They execute against only some applications that access a database.

Which of the following statements is true concerning subqueries?

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All of the above.
Does not start with the word SELECT.
Involves the use of an inner and outer query.
Cannot return the same result as a query that is not a subquery.

A transaction is the complete set of closely related update commands that must all be done, or none of them done, for the database to remain valid.

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False
True

The code to create triggers and routines is stored in only one location and is administered centrally.

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False
True

Triggers are stored blocks of code that have to be called in order to operate.

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False
True

A CASE SQL statement is which of the following?

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A way to establish a loop in SQL.
A way to establish a data definition in SQL.
All of the above.
A way to establish an IF-THEN-ELSE in SQL.

Subqueries can be nested multiple times.

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True
False

A function returns one value and has only output parameters.

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True
False

Which of the following is a correlated subquery?

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Uses the result of an inner query to determine the processing of an outer query.
Uses the result of an outer query to determine the processing of an inner query.
Uses the result of an outer query to determine the processing of an outer query.
Uses the result of an inner query to determine the processing of an inner query.

The following SQL is which type of join: SELECT CUSTOMER_T. CUSTOMER_ID, ORDER_T. CUSTOMER_ID, NAME, ORDER_ID FROM CUSTOMER_T,ORDER_T WHERE CUSTOMER_T. CUSTOMER_ID = ORDER_T. CUSTOMER_ID

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Cartesian join
Outer join
Natural join
Equi-join

When AUTOCOMMIT is set on, changes will be made automatically at the end of each SQL statement.

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True
False

A correlated subquery is where the outer query depends on data from the inner query.

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False
True

There should be one condition within the WHERE clause for each pair of tables being joined.

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False
True

Which of the following is true concerning systems information in an RDBMS?

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This information often cannot be updated by a user.
All of the above.
RDBMS store database definition information in system-created tables.
This information can be accessed using SQL.

With the UNION clause, each query involved must output the same number of columns, and they must be UNION compatible.

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False
True

Which of the following statements is true concerning routines and triggers?

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Both have to be called to operate.
Both run automatically.
Both consist of procedural code.
Both are stored in the database.

How many tables may be included with a join?

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All of the above.
One
Two
Three

Embedded SQL is which of the following?

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The process of making an application capable of generating specific SQL code on the fly.
Hard-coded SQL statements in a procedure.
Hard-coded SQL statements in a trigger.
Hard-coded SQL statements in a program language such as Java.

The UNION clause is used to combine the output from multiple queries together into a single result table.

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True
False

What type of join is needed when you wish to return rows that do have matching values?

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Outer join
Natural join
Equi-join
All of the above

Which of the following is true concerning a procedure?

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They include procedural and SQL statements.
They are the same thing as a function.
They do not need to have a unique name.
You do not create them with SQL.

ROLLBACK WORK asks SQL to empty the log file.

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False
True

The following SQL is which type of join: SELECT CUSTOMER_T. CUSTOMER_ID, ORDER_T. CUSTOMER_ID, NAME, ORDER_ID FROM CUSTOMER_T,ORDER_T ;

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Equi-join
Cartesian join
Natural join
Outer join

A UNION query is which of the following?

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Combines the output from multiple queries and must include the same number of columns.
Combines the output from no more than two queries and must include the same number of columns.
Combines the output from multiple queries and does not include the same number of columns.
Combines the output from no more than two queries and does not include the same number of columns.

The most frequently used relational operation, which brings together data from two or more related tables into one resultant table, is called an equi-join.

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False
True

What type of join is needed when you wish to include rows that do not have matching values?

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Outer join
All of the above
Natural join
Equi-join

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