ISM 4212 final Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
relational database management system - Correct answer-A DBMS that manages
data as a collection of tables in which all relationships are represented by common
values in related tables
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a relational database management system (DBMS) is a software package that
manages the connection between the database and the schema - Correct answer-
false
the CREATE TABLE SQL statement defines a new table and its columns - Correct
answer-true
the ALTER TABLE statement allows you to change column specifications -
Correct answer-true
a constraint that states that the foreign key values of a table must match the
primary key values of a related table is called: - Correct answer-referential integrity
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, in SQL, the UPDATE statement modifies data in an existing row or rows - Correct
answer-true
DROP TABLE statement - Correct answer-allows you to remove/delete tables
DELETE FROM tablename WHERE conditions - Correct answer-allows you to
remove certain rows from a table
DELETE FROM tablename - Correct answer-deletes all rows from a given table
in SQL, the INSERT statement adds one or more rows to a table - Correct answer-
true
in a SQL statement, the wildcard (*) retrieves all rows and columns in a table -
Correct answer-true
in a SQL statement, you use the AND, OR, and NOT operators for customizing
conditions in the WHERE clause - Correct answer-true
in SQL, all select statements will contain the keyword WHERE - Correct answer-
false
an example of an explicit join notation is - Correct answer-SELECT * FROM
employee JOIN department ON employee.departmentID =
department.departmentID
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Answers Graded A+
relational database management system - Correct answer-A DBMS that manages
data as a collection of tables in which all relationships are represented by common
values in related tables
¤
a relational database management system (DBMS) is a software package that
manages the connection between the database and the schema - Correct answer-
false
the CREATE TABLE SQL statement defines a new table and its columns - Correct
answer-true
the ALTER TABLE statement allows you to change column specifications -
Correct answer-true
a constraint that states that the foreign key values of a table must match the
primary key values of a related table is called: - Correct answer-referential integrity
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, in SQL, the UPDATE statement modifies data in an existing row or rows - Correct
answer-true
DROP TABLE statement - Correct answer-allows you to remove/delete tables
DELETE FROM tablename WHERE conditions - Correct answer-allows you to
remove certain rows from a table
DELETE FROM tablename - Correct answer-deletes all rows from a given table
in SQL, the INSERT statement adds one or more rows to a table - Correct answer-
true
in a SQL statement, the wildcard (*) retrieves all rows and columns in a table -
Correct answer-true
in a SQL statement, you use the AND, OR, and NOT operators for customizing
conditions in the WHERE clause - Correct answer-true
in SQL, all select statements will contain the keyword WHERE - Correct answer-
false
an example of an explicit join notation is - Correct answer-SELECT * FROM
employee JOIN department ON employee.departmentID =
department.departmentID
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