INTRODUCTION AND CONCEPTUAL MODELING

UNIT - I
1)With the block diagram,discuss briefly the various levels of data abstraction.(2)
2)Specify with suitable examples ,the different types of keys used in database
management system.(2)
3)What is rename operation in relational algebra?Illustrate your answer with suitable
example.(2)
4)Explain in detail the major disadvantages of keeping organizational information in a
file processing system.(8)
5)Explain advantages of having a centralized control of data.(8)
6)Distinguish between physical and logical data independence.(2)
7)What is data dictionary?What are the informations stored in the data dictionary?(2)
8)What are the data models and how are they grouped?(6)
9)Explain in detail any two models witn example databases.(10)
10)Discuss the fundamental operations in relational algebra.For each operation give an
example.(16)
11)Which condition is called referential integrity?Explain its basic concepts.(2)
12)What is meant by an instance of the database and schema?(2)
13)What are the two different types categories of query languages?(2)
14)What does data dictionary mean?(2)
15)Explain the advantages and disadvantages of DBMS.(8)
16)With the help of data models describe the design of a database at the logical level.(8)
17)Briefly explain relational algebra.(8)
18)What is referential integrity?(2)
19)Discuss briefly any 3 types of keeping organizational inforrmation in a file processing
system.(2)
20)Specify the various levels of abstraction in a database system.(2)
21)Why ke y is essential?Write the different types of keys.(2)
22)With the help of a block diagram explain the basic structure of a database
management system?(8)
23)What are the disadvantages of having centralized control of data?Illustrate your
answer with suitable examples.(8)
24)Explain the logical structure of a database with the help of a sample ER diagram.(8)
25)Discuss in detail two of the most important types of mapping constraints with respect
to an ER enterprise schema.(8)
26)What is the data structure used to describe relational model?Give an example of a
relational database.(2)
27)Define database management system.(2)
28)Compare network model with hierarchial model.(2)
29)Define Data Abstraction.(2)
30)List the functions of database administrator.(2)
31)Explain the architecture of database management system with block diagram.(8)
32)Explain all join operations in relational algebra.(8)
33)Construct an ER diagram for bank transaction.(4)
34)Define database Schema.(2)
35)What is the responsibility of DBA?(2)
36)What is the difference between primary key and foreign key?(2)
37)What is meant by schema?Distinguish between external , conceptual and internal
schemas.(4)
38)Discuss the convention for displaying an ER schema as an ER diagram.(4)
39)Define the term tuple.(2)
40)Discuss the entity integrity and referential integrity constraints.Why are they
important?Explain them with suitable examples.(10)

RELATIONAL MODEL
Unit II

1) Explain the basic structure of an SQL Expression. (2)

2) Describe briefly any two undesirable properties that a bad database design may
have.(2)
3) Describe BCNF and describe a relation which is in BCNF.(2)
4) Assume a sample database and explain how add,remove or change information in
the database.(8)
5) A supplier part shipment project database is given by the following table names
and field names.
Supplier table S(S#,SNAME,STATUS,City)
Part table P(P#,P name,color,weight,city)
Project table J(J#,JName,City)
Shipment table SPJ(S#,P#,J#,Qty)
Prepare a sample database for the above tables with a minimum of three
records in each table.(4)
Formulate appropriate SQL statements for the following queries:
i)Get the part number of parts such that no other part
has a smaller weight value.Use appropriate aggregate
function if necessary.(4)
ii)Get S# values for suppliers who supplied to projects J1
and J2.(4)
iii)Change the color of all red parts to orange.(4)

6) Give a simple definition of multivalued dependencies.(4)

7) Explain the basic concepts of functional dependencies with examples.(4)
8) What is aview and how is it created?Explain with an example.(2)
9) In what way is an Embedded SQL different from SQL?Discuss.(2)
10)Explain with a simple example , the lossless join decomposition.
(2)
11)How many clauses are there in the basic structure of an SQL ?Explain.(12)
12)Discuss the various pitfalls in a relational database design using a sample database.(8)
13)Explain atleast two of the desirable properties of the decomposition.(2)
14)Discuss the pitfalls in relational database design .(8)
15)Using functional dependencies,define normal forms that represent good database
design.(8)
16)Compare BCNF and 3CNF.(8)
17)Is it possible for several attributes to have the same duration?Illustrate your answer
with suitable suitable example.
18)Define Functional dependency.(2)
19)Describe Basic structure of an Sql expression and give the format of a typical SQL
query.(8)
20)What is embedded SQL?What are its advantages?(4)
21)Write a short note on DDL statements with example.(4)
22)With the help of suitable examples,explain the traditional set operations.(8)
23)What are aggregate functions?Discuss with examples,the first builtin aggregate
functions offered by SQL.(8)
24)What is embedded SQL?(2)
25)List he various join operations.(2)
26)What is trigger in SQL?(2)
27)Define Functional Dependency.(2)
28)Explain the embedded SQL with a suitable example.(8)
29)Discuss the various relational operations with suitable Examples.(8)
30)Explain the nested query statements using SQL with a suitable example.(8)
31)Why is relation that is in the 3NF generally considered good?Define BCNF with an
example.

DATA STORAGE AND QUERY PROCESSING

Unit III

1)Give a diagrammatic representation to indicate the basic steps in query processing.(2)

2)How to choose the best evaluation plan for Query?(2)
3)What are the merits and demerits of B+-tree index?(4)
4)Describe the structure of B+-tree.(6)
5)With the help of a neat diagram,explain the basic steps involved in processing a query.
(16)
6)What are the different types of storage media?(6)
7)How pipelining helps?(2 )
8)What components are included in the query processor?(8)
9)Discuss Briefly static and dynamic Hashing.(8)
10)How does pipelining improve the query evaluation efficiency ?Explain.(8)
11)What is the use of an index structure and explain the concept of ordered indices.(8)
12)Describe the hash file organization.(8)
13)What are the basic steps in query processing?Illustrate answer with suitable diagram.
(8)
14)Explain the query processing with an example.(8)
15)The following key values are organized in an extendable hashing technique:
1 3 5 8 9 12 17 28
Show the extendable hash structure for this file it has the hash function is h(x)=x
mod 8 and buckets can hold three records.
Show how the extendable hash structure changes as the result of each of the
following steps:
.INSERT 2
 .INSERT 24
.DELETE 5
.DELETE 12 (8)
16)What is meant by complex selection?Explain its implementation with suitable
example.(8)
17)Write a detailed note on hashing.(8)

TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT
Unit IV

1)Why it is necessary to have control of concurrent execution of transactions?How is it

made possible?(2)
2)What is timestamp-ordering scheme?Specify two simple methods for implementing
this scheme?(2)
3)What is transaction?(2)
4)What does time to commit mean?(2)
5)Explain in detail ACID properties of transactions.(16)
6)Explain in detail concurrency control and recovery.(16)
7)What are the various properties of transaction that the database system maintains to
ensure integrity of data.(2)
8)What are ACID properties?(2)
9) Explain lock based protocols and timestamped based protocols.(16)
10)Define transaction.(2)
11)Illustrate the states of transaction.
12)Write a detailed note on concurrency control.(8)
13)Illustrate the different state of transaction processing.(8)
14)When do you say that asystem is in a deadlock?Explain.(8)
15)Explain the two approaches to deadlock Preventation.(8)

CURRENT TRENDS
Unit V

1)What is datamining?Explain briefly.(2)

2)Give a comparison of object oriented and object relational databases.(2)
3)Draw a neat sketch to indicate the architecture of a distributed system.(2)
4)Explain the basic failure types in a distributed environment.(2)
5)Explain the architecture of a data warehouse with a neat diagram.(8)
6)What are the various issues to be considered while building a warehouse?Explain.(8)
7)What are two approaches to store a relation in the distributed database?(2)
8)List the various approaches of persistent of objects.(2)
9)Briefly explain datamining.(8)
10)Briefly explain data warehousing.(8)
11)Explain object oriented databases.(8)
12)Discuss homogeneous and heterogeneous databases refernce to distributed databases.
(8)
13)What are the advantages of distributed databases?(2)
14)What are object classes?(2)
15)Explain in detail the various approaches used for storing a relation in distributed
database.(8)
16)Explain in detail the several aspects of object oriented data model.(8)
17)Explain the design of distributed database.(8)
18)Explain the following:Object relational databases.(8)
19)Explain:i)Data mining ii)Data warehousing.(2)
20)Define object relational databases.(2)
21)Give few applications of Data warehousing.(2)
22)Write a note on: i)Data mining ii)Distributed databases(8)