Course Code :20CT1105/ 2020 R-2020 Reg.

No:

GAYATRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam
Affiliated to JNT University – K, Kakinada
B.Tech IV Semester Supplementary Examinations, Dec. 2022 /January 2023
Database Management Systems
[Common to CSE (AI&ML), CSE (Data Science) & IT]

Date: 05-01-2023 Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70

1. Answer ONE Question from each UNIT
2. All parts of a Question must be answered at one place to get valued.
3. All questions carry equal marks.

UNIT-I
1. a) Explain different types of database users and write the functions of DBA. 7 Marks
b) Distinguish strong entity set with weak entity set. Illustrate with an ER diagram. 7 Marks

2. a) Differentiate between File processing system Vs Database Management System. 7 Marks

b) Write short notes on the following: 7 Marks
i) DDL ii) DML iii) TCL
UNIT-II
3. a) Differentiate between Tuple Relational Calculus and Domain Relational Calculus. 7 Marks
b) Explain join operations in relational algebra. 7 Marks

4. a) Discuss about the following keys: 7 Marks

i) Primary Key ii) Candidate Key iii) Foreign Key iv) Super Key
b) What is a view? How will you create, update and delete views? 7 Marks
UNIT-III
5. a) What is Normalization? Discuss its merits and demerits and also explain 1NF and 2 NF with 7 Marks
suitable examples.
b) List out the Problems related to decompositions. Explain about Loss less and Lossy 7 Marks
decompositions with an example.

6. a) Illustrate Multivalued dependencies and fourth normal form with suitable example. 7 Marks
b) Define Armstrong’s axioms for FD’s. 7 Marks
UNIT-IV
7. a) Explain the concept of serial schedule and serializable schedule. 7 Marks
b) Discuss Static and Dynamic hashing techniques. 7 Marks

8. a) Explain two phase locking protocol with an example. 7 Marks

b) Distinguish between B Trees and B+ Trees. 7 Marks
UNIT-V
9. a) What is NoSQL? Discuss its advantages over traditional RDBMS. 7 Marks
b) What is CAP theorem? Discuss its properties. 7 Marks

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10. Discuss the types of NoSQL databases. 14 Marks
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