SQL and Object-Oriented Databases Quiz

SQL was originally developed at which company?

• Oracle

• IBM

• Microsoft

• Google

The term "SQL" stands for:

• Structured Question Language

• Sequential Query Language

• Structured Query Language

• System Query Logic

SQL was first developed in the early:

• 1950s

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

Who were the two main developers of SQL at IBM?

• Codd and Date

• Boyce and Codd

• Chamberlin and Boyce

• Chamberlin and Raymond

The first SQL prototype system developed by IBM was called:

• Oracle

• RDBMS

• SEQUEL

• Informix

SEQUEL was later renamed SQL because:

• It was too long

• SEQUEL was a trademarked name

• It was hard to pronounce

• It was not compatible with standards

Which company released the first commercial implementation of SQL?

• IBM

• Microsoft

• Oracle

• Apple

Oracle’s first SQL-based product was called:

• Oracle v1

• Oracle DB

• Oracle SQL

• Oracle Server

SQL became an ANSI standard in what year?

• 1978

• 1986

• 1990

• 1995

SQL became an ISO standard in:

• 1987

• 1988

• 1989

• 1992