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Multiple Choice Questions

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ________ is an organized collection of data.

a)

Database

b)

Digital Document

c)

Spreadsheet

d)

None of these

2.

A database is an integrated collection of ________.

a)

Data records

b)

Files

c)

Objects

d)

All of these

3.

A DBMS enables several user application programs to access the ____ database.

a)

Other Database

b)

Same Database

c)

Both a & b

d)

None of these

4.

________ are dedicated computers that hold the actual databases and run only the DBMS and related software.

a)

Database Server

b)

Decided Server

c)

Web Server

d)

None of these

5.

What is/are the advantage(s) of database?

a)

Reduces Data Redundancy

b)

Sharing of Data

c)

Data Integrity

d)

All of these

6.

When the same piece of data is stored in two or more locations, it is called __.

a)

Data Redundancy

b)

Data Integrity

c)

Data Consistency

d)

Data Accuracy

7.

________ prevents creating multiple copies in the database.

a)

Data Redundancy

b)

Data Integrity

c)

Data Consistency

d)

None of these

8.

means that the data is accurate and consistent in the database.

a)

Data Redundancy

b)

Data Integrity

c)

Data Consistency

d)

None of these

9.

Only authorized users should be allowed to access the database and their identity should be authenticated using a username and password known as ___.

a)

Data Redundancy

b)

Data Consistency

c)

Data Security

d)

Data Integrity

10.

Database Management System automatically takes care of ____________.

a)

Data Redundancy

b)

Backup and Recovery

c)

Data Security

d)

None of these

11.

prevent multiple mismatching copies of the same data in the database and only valid data will be added in the database.

a)

Data Redundancy

b)

Backup and Recovery

c)

Data Consistency

d)

None of these

12.

in a table represents a set of information with the same Structure in every row

a)

Tuples

b)

Record

c)

Both a & b

d)

None of these

13.

A is the actual text, number or date that you enter when adding data to your database.

a)

Values

b)

Table

c)

Boolean

d)

None of these

14.

The unique field present in the table is called ________.

a)

Primary Key

b)

Candidate Key

c)

Foreign Key

d)

None of these

15.

When the primary key is applied on multiple columns is known as __________.

a)

Primary Key

b)

Candidate key

c)

Foreign Key

d)

Composite Primary Key

16.

key can store multiple same records in the table.

a)

Primary Key

b)

Candidate Key

c)

Foreign Key

d)

None of these

17.

Which of the following is NOT true about the primary key?

a)

A primary key uniquely identifies records

b)

A table can have only one primary key

c)

A primary key field can be NULL

d)

Value in the primary key field is different for every tuple.

18.

Which of the following is not an example of DBMS?

a)

PostgreSQL

b)

SQLite

c)

FoxPro

d)

Impress

19.

Data can be organized into ________.

a)

Flat File

b)

Relational

c)

Both a & b

d)

None of these

20.

Data stored in a single table is known as ________.

a)

Flat File

b)

Relational

c)

Both a & b

d)

None of these

21.

Data is stored in multiple tables, which are connected together via a common field.

a)

Flat File

b)

Relational

c)

Both a & b

d)

None of these

22.

Which of the following data models sets a relation between the two or more tables?

a)

Relational Data Model

b)

Network Data Model

c)

Hierarchical Data Model

d)

Connection Data Model

23.

The details associated with an entity are called ________.

a)

Table

b)

Attributes

c)

Records

d)

Primary key

24.

A ________ is represented as rows in a table.

a)

Field

b)

Attribute

c)

Record

d)

Candidate key

25.

Which of the following cannot be considered as an example of a database?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Newspaper

c)

Marks Register

d)

Telephone directory

26.

A database is an organized collection of ________.

a)

Data

b)

Attributes

c)

Record

d)

None of these

27.

Which of the following software is appropriate to store data about school students?

a)

MS Access

b)

Writer

c)

Calc

d)

Impress

28.

Duplication of data is called ________.

a)

Inconsistency

b)

Consistency

c)

Redundancy

d)

Foreign Key

29.

Which of the following is not the advantage of database?

a)

Sharing of Data

b)

Reduce Data Redundancy

c)

Increase Data Inconsistency

d)

Data Security

30.

Which of the following field of table "Book" can act as primary key?

a)

Book_number

b)

Subject

c)

Price

d)

Author_name

31.

A key which is referring to the primary key of another table is called ________.

a)

Alternate Key

b)

Primary Key

c)

First Primary Key

d)

Foreign Key

32.

A foreign key is a reference of the ______ key in another table.

a)

Alternate

b)

Primary

c)

Candidate

d)

None of these

33.

The users of the database can share the data among themselves. There are various levels of authorisation to access the data, and consequently the data can only be shared based with the authorized users. In this, we are discussing about the ____.

a)

Advantage of Database

b)

Disadvantage of Database

c)

Database Servers

d)

Structure of Database

34.

In which of the following forms can a data value be represented?

a)

Numeric

b)

Character

c)

Alphanumeric

d)

All of the above

35.

Data Security is an important concept in a database. It says ___________.

a)

Only authorised users should be allowed to access the database.

b)

Users identity should be authenticated using a username and password.

c)

Both of the above.

d)

Unauthorised users should be allowed to access the database under any circumstances.

36.

__________ means that the data is accurate and consistent in the database.

a)

Data Redundancy

b)

Data Security

c)

Data Integrity

d)

Data Privacy

37.

A _______ is a feature of a database using which we can enter data in a table in an easy and user friendly manner.

a)

Query

b)

Report

c)

Form

d)

Field

38.

A _________ is an organized collection of data.

a)

File

b)

Database

c)

Algorithm

d)

Spreadsheet

39.

A ____ is a software package that can be used for creating and managing databases.

a)

Operating System

b)

Database Management System (DBMS)

c)

Spreadsheet

d)

Web Browser

40.

A ______ is a database management system that is based on the relational model.

a)

Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)

b)

Hierarchical DBMS

c)

NoSQL engine

d)

File manager

41.

Three popular DBMS software are ________, _________, & ________.

a)

MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft Access

b)

Excel, Notepad, Paint

c)

HTTP, HTML, CSS

d)

Ubuntu, Android, iOS

42.

A ________ is a unique value that identifies a row in a table.

a)

Foreign key

b)

Primary key

c)

Composite key

d)

Candidate key

43.

Composite Key is a combination of ______ columns.

a)

two or more

b)

exactly two

c)

three only

d)

single

44.

The raw facts constitutes ____________.

a)

Information

b)

Data

c)

Knowledge

d)

Metadata

45.

An ___ is a real world object about which information is to be stored in a database.

a)

entity

b)

attribute

c)

tuple

d)

schema

46.

The data values for all the fields related to a person or object is called a _______.

a)

table

b)

field

c)

record

d)

key

47.

All the field values that are eligible to be the primary key are the ______ keys for that table.

a)

alternate

b)

candidate

c)

foreign

d)

composite

48.

State whether the following statement is true or false: A database cannot be organised.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

State whether the following statement is true or false: Data is the collection of raw facts.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

State whether the following statement is true or false: A table can be created without a primary key.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

State whether the following statement is true or false: Two tables can be related in a network data model.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

State whether the following statement is true or false: MS Access is an example of a database.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

State whether the following statement is true or false: Data Integrity means that data is accurate and consistent in the database.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

State whether the following statement is true or false: Base automatically adds the column as primary key if we don’t add.

a)

True

b)

False