MIT ADT University, Pune

MIT Art Design and Technology University

MIT School of Computing, Pune
Department of Computer Science and
Engineering

Unit-wise Question
Bank
Subject - <Database Management
System>
Class -T.Y. (SEM-I), <Division>
Name of the Course Coordinator
< Prof. Sachin M. Jagadale>
Team Members
1. Prof. Dr. Jagannth Nalavade
2. Prof. Dr. Nitin sudam More
3. Prof. Vaibhav p. Sawalkar
4. Prof. Sonali Arvind Deshpande
5. Prof. Suruchi Deshmukh
6. Prof. Revati Raspayle
7. Prof. Chhaya Mhaske
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A.Y. 2023 - 2024

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Unit-wise Question Bank Index

1 REVISED Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs
2 Unit-I Question Bank
3 Unit-II Question Bank
4 Unit-III Question Bank
5 Unit-IV Question Bank
6 Unit-V Question Bank

Prepared By – TTT Coordination Committee

Prof. Dr. Shraddha Prof. Dr. Ganesh Pathak

Phansalkar
Head - Dept. of CSE (Core) Head - Dept. of CSE (ISA)

Prof. Dr. Rajneeshkaur Prof. Dr. Ramachandra V. Pujeri

Sachdeo
Director, School of Dean, MIT School of Computing
Computing
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Instructions
Spend adequate amount of time for framing the
questions.
Follow bloom’s Taxonomy for preparing the
question bank.
Frame 10-15 unambiguous, valid, unique and
balanced Questions.
Match the questions to the content
Frame questions that tests the skills rather than
just recall
Map each of the questions to some learning
outcomes
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Revised Bloom’s
Taxonomy Action Verbs
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REVISED Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs

Definitions I. Remembering II. III. Applying IV. Analyzing V. Evaluating VI. Creating
Understanding
Bloom’s Exhibit memory Demonstrate Solve Examine and Present and Compile
Definition of previously understandin problems to break defend information
learned material g of facts new situations information into opinions by together in a
by recalling and ideas by by applying parts by making different way
facts, terms, organizing, acquired identifying judgments by
basic concepts, comparing, knowledge, motives or about combining
and answers. translating, facts, causes. Make information, elements in
interpreting, techniques inferences and validity of a new
giving and rules in a find evidence to ideas, or pattern or
descriptions, different way. support quality of work proposing
and stating generalizations. based on a set alternative
main ideas. of criteria. solutions.
Verbs • Choose • Classify • Apply • Analyze • Agree • Adapt
• Define • Compare • Build • Assume • Appraise • Build
• Find • Contrast • Choose • Categorize • Assess • Change
• How • Demonstrat • Construct • Classify • Award • Choose
• Label e • Develop • Compare • Choose • Combine
• List • Explain • Experiment • Conclusion • Compare • Compile
• Match • Extend with • Contrast • Conclude • Compose
• Name • Illustrate • Identify • Discover • Criteria • Construct
• Omit • Infer • Interview • Dissect • Criticize • Create
• Recall • Interpret • Make use • Distinguish • Decide • Delete
• Relate • Outline of • Divide • Deduct • Design
• Select • Relate • Model • Examine • Defend • Develop
• Show • Rephrase • Organize • Function • Determine • Discuss
• Spell • Show • Plan • Inference • Disprove • Elaborate
• Tell • Summarize • Select • Inspect • Estimate • Estimate
• What • Translate • Solve • List • Evaluate • Formulate
• When • Utilize • Motive • Explain • Happen
• Where • Relationship • Importance • Imagine
• Which s • Influence • Improve
• Who • Simplify • Interpret • Invent
• Why • Survey • Judge • Make up
• Take part in • Justify • Maximize
• Test for • Mark • Minimize
• Theme • Measure • Modify
• Opinion • Original
• Perceive • Originate
• Prioritize • Plan
• Prove • Predict
• Rate • Propose
• Recommen • Solution
d • Solve
• Rule on • Suppose
• Select • Test
• Support • Theory
• Value
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Question Bank Unit-I

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21BTCS502 Database Management Systems

Questio Question Bloom’s Taxonomy Course
n No Level Outcome
1 Outline the disadvantages of File
Understand CO 1
Processing System?
2 Explain three levels of data Understand
CO 1
abstraction?
3 Summarize the concept of Data Understand
CO 1
Independence?
4 What is a Relation Schema and a Remember
CO 1
Relation?
5 Determine the terms DDL, DCL, Evaluate
CO 1
and DML
6 What are various Data types in Remember
CO 1
SQL?
7 Elaborate Triggers and its types Create
CO 1
with examples.
8 Differentiate between the strong Analyze
CO 1
entity set and weak entity set?
9 What do you mean by cardinality? Remember
What are different kinds of CO 1
cardinalities?
10 What is the E-R model? Discuss Create
CO 1
with suitable examples?
11
12
13
14
15
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Question Bank Unit-II

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21BTCS502 Database Management Systems

Questio Question Bloom’s Course
n No Taxonomy Outcome
Level (e.g. CO1,
CO2, etc.)
1 What is Functional dependency? Explain its
type with examples. Understand CO2
2 What do you mean by redundancy? How can Understand CO2
this be avoided?
3 What is Multivalued dependency.explain with Understand CO2
example
4 What is Lossless join property? Understand CO2
5 What is Fully Functional dependency? Understand CO2
6 What is lossy decomposition? Understand CO2
7 What is 1NF, 2NF Explain with suitable Understand CO2
examples?
8 What is 3NF and BCNF (Boyce-Codd Normal Understand CO2
Form)?
9 Explain in detail the fifth normal form? Remember CO2
10 State the need for normalization? Explain Understand CO2
1NF , 2NF and 3NF
11 List the properties of decomposition. Remember CO2
Explain lossless join with the example
12 Remember CO2
Specify Codd’s Norms to be satisfied by
RDBMS
13 Apply CO2
What is lossless decomposition? Suppose
that we decompose the schema
R=(A,B,C,D,E) into (A,B,C) and (A,D,E), show
that this decomposition is a lossless
decomposition if the following set F of
functional dependencies holds: A→BC CD
→ E B→D E → A.
14 Apply CO2
Given relation R (A, B, C, D, E) with
dependencies AB→ C, CD→ E,

DE→ B, IS AB a candidate key? or IS ABD is

a candidate key?
15 Remember CO2
List the desirable properties of
decomposition. Explain lossless join with
an example.
16 Analyze CO2
Define Boyce Codd Normal form. How is it
different from 3NF? Why it is considered
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as stronger form of 3NF

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Question Bank Unit-III

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21BTCS502 Database Management Systems

Questio Question Bloom’s Course Outcome
n No Taxonomy (e.g. CO1, CO2, etc.)
Level
1
What are the main steps involved
in query processing, and why is Rememberin
query optimization important? g,Analyzing CO1, CO2

2 Explain the ACID properties of Understandi CO1, CO2

transactions and their ng
significance in database
management systems.
3 Differentiate between a serial Understandi CO1, CO2, CO3
schedule and a concurrent ng,
schedule. What are the Evaluating
advantages and challenges of
each?
4 What is serializability in the Understandi CO1, CO2, CO3
context of transaction schedules? ng, Applying
How can conflict serializability be
determined using a precedence
graph?
5 Discuss the concept of cascaded Understandi CO1, CO4
aborts in transaction ng, Analyzing
management and its impact on
database consistency.
6 Define recoverable and non- Understandi CO1, CO2, CO3
recoverable schedules. What are ng, Applying
the criteria for determining
whether a schedule is
recoverable?
7 Why is concurrency control Understandi CO1, CO2
necessary in multi-user database ng, Applying
environments? Describe the
locking-based protocol for
concurrency control.
8 What are deadlocks, and why are Understandi CO1, CO4
they a concern in concurrent ng, Analyzing
systems? Explain prevention and
detection techniques for handling
deadlocks.
9 Compare and contrast shadow Understandi CO1, CO4
paging and log-based recovery ng,
methods. Discuss their Analyzing,
advantages and limitations. Evaluating
10 How does the write-ahead logging Understandi CO1, CO2
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protocol ensure durability in ng, Applying

transaction recovery? Explain the
purpose of redo and undo
operations in log-based recovery.
11 What is the role of checkpoints in Understandi CO1, CO2, CO3
recovery and concurrency control? ng, Applying,
Discuss different types of Analyzing
checkpoints and their
implementation.
12 How does cost-based query Understandi CO1, CO2
optimization work? Describe the ng, Applying
factors considered and the goal of
the optimization process.
13
14
15
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Question Bank Unit-IV

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21BTCS502 Database Management Systems

Question Question Bloom’s Course

No Taxonomy Outcome
Level
(e.g.
CO1,
CO2,
etc.)

1 What is a distributed database? List out its Rememberin CO4

objectives. g

2 What are centralized databases? List out its Rememberin CO4

characteristics. g

3 Distinguish between centralized and distributed Analyzing CO4

databases.

4 What is meant by data replication? State its Rememberin CO4

advantages. g

5 Distinguish between homogeneous and Analyzing CO4

heterogeneous distributed databases.

6 Define the terms object, attribute and class. Rememberin CO4

g

7 Draw a neat sketch to indicate the architecture of a Creating CO4

distributed database system. With an example

explain the various forms of data fragmentation

used in DDB.

8 Discuss the relative advantages of centralized and Creating CO4

distributed databases.
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9 Explain the architecture of data warehousing with a Evaluating CO4

neat diagram.

10 What are the various issues to be considered while Rememberin CO4

g
building a warehouse? Explain in detail.

11 Explain two-tier and three-tier architecture. Evaluating CO4

12 Write a short note on. Understandin CO4

g
a. Dataware housing

b. Central and distributed database system.

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14

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Question Bank Unit-V

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21BTCS <Course Code> <Course Name >

Questio Question Bloom’s Course Outcome
n No Taxonomy (e.g. CO1, CO2, etc.)
Level
1 What are the motivations for
using NoSQL databases over Analyzing
CO5
traditional SQL databases?
2 Name three types of NoSQL Apply CO5
databases and briefly explain their
key characteristics.
3 Explain the role of Hadoop in CO5
managing big data Evaluating

4 What is Map-Reduce and how CO5

does it help in handling large Rememberin
datasets? g

5 What is an HBase region and how CO5

does it relate to data storage and Rememberin
retrieval? g

6 What is the data model of HBase CO5

and how does it differ from Rememberin
traditional relational databases? g

7 How do mobile databases differ CO5

from traditional databases? Rememberin
g

8 What are cloud databases and CO5

what advantages do they offer Rememberin
over traditional databases? g

9 What is SQLite Database and in CO5

which scenarios is it commonly Rememberin
used? g

10 Can you provide some examples Apply CO5

of recent embedded databases
and their unique features?
11 What are XML databases and CO5
what are their primary use cases? Rememberin
g

12 What is Apache Spark and what CO5

are its key features? Rememberin
g
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13 What are the key features of CO5

Apache Spark that make it Rememberin
suitable for big data analytics? g

14 How does an embedded database CO5

differ from a client-server Rememberin
database architecture? g

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