Chapter 3 Database Design Process Time: 60 Minutes Part-2

Objective Test-04 10 x 01 = 10
1. Which of the following keys is not unique?
a. Candidate key b. Foreign key c. Primary key d. Secondary key
2. Which symbol is not used in an ERD?
a. Diamond b. Rectangle c. Oval d. Circle
3. All hardware costs are considered during.
a. Project planning b. requirement analysis c. feasibility study d. data analysis
4. An entity related to itself in an ERD models refers to:
a. Recursive b. One-to-many c. Many-to-many d. One-to-one
5. In ERD model, the relationship between two entities is represented by:
a. Diamond symbol b. Rectangular box c. Oval symbol d. Line
6. In hybrid distribution what types of fragments are stored at only one site?
a. horizontal b. vertical c. critical d. non-critical
7. Which of the following is used to describe the characteristics of an object?
a. Attribute b. Relationship c. Cardinality d. Modality
8. Which of the following is used to associate entities with one another?
a. Entity b. Attribute c. Identifier d. Relationship
9. Customers, cars and parts are examples of:
a. Entities b. Attributes c. Cardinals d. Relationships
10. In an E-R diagram, a rectangle represents:
a. Entity b. Attribute c. Relationship d. None
11. Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of an entity?
a. Person b. Object c. Concept d. Action
12. A person’s name birthday and social security number are example of:
a. Attributes b. Entities c. Relationships d. Descriptors
13. An advantage of partitioning is:
a. Efficiency b. Extra space c. Reliability d. Accuracy
Short Questions 10 x 02 = 20

1. What is the purpose of analysis?

2. Write the purpose of feasibility study.
3. Why is requirement analysis conducted?
4. What is the importance of project planning?
5. Which activities are involved in data analysis?
6. What is data modeling and its ingredients?
7. Define entity or object? Write some examples of entity.
8. What is relationship? Give a example.
9. Differentiate between cardinality and modality.
10. What symbols are used to show the cardinality of one and many?
11. How can you identify if a relationship is optional or mandatory?
12. What is the primary objective of ER diagram?

Long Questions 08 x 02 = 16

1. Discuss different types of relationship.

2. What is ER diagram? Give an example of ER diagram.
3. Explain different components of logical model in detail.
4. Briefly explain database design process with the help of a diagram.
5. What elements combined, produce the physical database design? Explain
Chapter 3 Database Design Process Time: 60 Minutes Part-2
Objective Test-05 10 x 01 = 10

1. Database development process involve mapping of conceptual data model into:

a. Object oriented model b. Network model c. Implementation model d. Hierarchical model
2. Organizing the database in computer disk storage is done in:
a. Logical design b. Physical design c. Analysis d. Implementation
3. Which of the following defines the nature of the relationship?
a. Modality b. Decision tree c. Both a and b d. None
4. Which of the following is related to modality?
a. Optional b. Mandatory c. Unidirectional d. a and b
5. Merging the relation is also known as:
a. View integration b. View entities c. View relationships d. View constraints
6. The example of one-to-one relationship?
a. Student-Reg b. Person-automobile c. Mother-daughter d. Person-phone
7. One-to-Many relationship?
a. Student-Reg No b. Person-automobile c. Mother-daughter d. b and c
8. A relationship between countries and capitals is an example of __________relationship:
a. One-to-one b. One-to-many c. Many-to-many d. Many-to-one
9. All the hardware costs are considered during:
a. Project planning b. Requirement analysis c. Feasibility study d. Data analysis
10. What is the primary purpose of creating an index in a database?
a. storage b. data integrity c. query performance d. relationships
11. On which database object can an index be created to accelerate data retrieval?
a. Table b. View c. Procedure d. Trigger
12. What is the potential drawback of creating too many indexes on a table?
a. data integrity b. Reduced storage c. Slower modification d. performance
13. On which column(s) should an index be created for efficient searching in a WHERE clause?
a. low cardinality b. high cardinality c. Any column d. Only column
14. Which one of the following is commonly used to define the overall design of the database?
a. Data dictionary b. Design c. Database Schema d. ERD

Short Questions 10 x 02 = 20
1. Identify different component of ER diagram.
2. Name the symbol used in ER model for attribute, entity and relationship.
3. What is the purpose of database design process?
4. What is the major objective of physical database design?
5. List major inputs to physical design?
6. What is the use of data volume and usage analysis?
7. List four data distribution strategy.
8. What is meant by file organization?
9. Write any three constrains for selecting a file organization.
10. How is database integrity maintained?
11. Write any four criteria used to select file organization?
12. Distinguish between any entity class and entity instance.
13. Write any three types of relationship between two attribute with an example of each.

Long Questions 08 x 02 = 16
1. Briefly explain the database design process with the help of a diagram.
2. Draw and explain ER Diagram for the system of getting admission in a college.
3. Explain the concept of cardinality and modality with Example.