Quis - Oracle Section 1-11

Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)

1. In the grid computing model,
resources are pooled together for
efficiency. True or False?
True*
False
2. The overall mission of the Oracle
Corporation is to use the internet and
fast servers to meet the needs of
organizations by only storing data.
True*
False
3. Which of the following are examples
of e-businesses that use database
software?
(Choose all correct answers)
Online clothing store*
Online book store*
Online personal web page
Online research paper
Online personal shopping service*
4. Personal computers (PCs) have
been in existence since 1950. True or
False?
True
False*
5. Users would use which of the
following software to access essential
business applications? (Choose three)
GUI Interface*
Internet Browser*
Server
Operating System*
6. Are all of the following examples of
how changes in computing have
affected day-to-day activities? Yes or
No?
In the past you used to use the phone
system to call directory assistance to
get a phone number. Today you can use
your PC to look up a phone number
online.
In the past you used to have to go to the

shoe store to buy shoes. Today you can
use your PC to order shoes online.
In the past you had to use your PC to
send a person an email. Today you can
use your phone to send a text message.
Yes*
No
7. Which of the following is NOT a type
of database?
Hierarchical
Relational
SQL*
Network
8. Databases function more efficiently
as:
Multiple applications on multiple clientservers
Integrated software on fast processing
servers*
Client-based software on client-servers
Client-based software on personal
computers
Section 1
1. There is a big increase in
demand for Information Technology
professionals in today's market. True or
False? Mark for Review
True*
False
2. What are the major content
areas covered in the Oracle Academy?
Mark for Review
Database programming and Computer
repair.
SQL, database configuration and
performance tuning.
Data Modeling, SQL and PL/SQL*
Data Modeling, PJava and C+
3. Why is it important to
identify the business requirements
before beginning to program a new
system? Mark for Review
It is not important to have a blueprint
for database design and programs.

You should just start coding as soon
as possible, so you can meet your
deadlines.
It clarifies what a business wants to
accomplish, so that you can get your
database design and coding started
correctly.*
It allows application development to
be conducted without having to
consider database design.
It keeps businesses honest.
Section 1
1. Oracle was one of the first relational
database systems available
commercially? True or False?
True*
False
2. Data Modeling is the last stage in
the development of a database. True or
False?
True
False*
3. Which of the following is the correct
order for the Database Development
Process?
Strategy, Analysis, Design, Build*
Analysis, Strategy, Design, Build
Build, Strategy, Analysis, Design
Design, Build, Strategy, Analysis
Section 1
1. Which of the following are examples
of data vs. information.
A. Student age vs. average age of all
students in class
B. Bank deposit amount vs. total
account balance
C. Winning time for a race vs. length of
race
D. Price of computer vs. total sales of
all computers for a company
E. Both A and B*
2. What are the results of having all
your data in one central location?

(Choose two)
Improved performance*
Easier access to data*
Updates are harder to execute
Decreased performance
3. How do you turn "data" into
"information"?
By testing it
By querying it or accessing it
By storing it on a server
By storing it in a database
4. Consider an example where an
Oracle database works "behind the
scenes" for common internet activity.
Which of the following best describes a
database transaction?
A person searching an airline website to
find all available fares for a flight.*
A business identifies what processes it
uses for purchasing inventory.
A student places a link to their
homepage from the school's website.
A person looking in the newspaper for
good internet sites.
Section 2
1. Which of the following statements
are true about ERD's? (Choose Two)
A piece of information can be shown
multiple times on an ERD.
A piece of information should only be
found one place on an ERD.*
You should not model derivable data.*
All data must be represented on the
ERD, including derived summaries and
the result of calculations.
2. A well structured ERD will show only
some parts of the finished data model.
You should never try to model the entire
system in one diagram, no matter how
small the diagram might be. True or

False?
True
False*
3. An Entity Relationship model is
independent of the hardware or software
used for implementation. True or False?
True*
False
4. The purpose of an ERD is to
document the proposed system and
facilitate discussion and understanding
of the requirements captured by the
developer. True or False?
True*
False
Section 2
1. The word "Volatile" means....
Changing constantly; unstable*
Static; unlikely to change
Large quantity
Limited quantity
2. In the following statements, find two
examples of ENTITY: Instance. (Choose
Two)
DAIRY PRODUCT: milk*
VEGETABLE: grows
BOOK: Biography of Mahatma Gandhi*
TRAIN: runs
about attributes are true? (Choose Two)
They describe, qualify, quantify, classify,
or specify an entity.*
They are often adjectives.
They have a data type such as a
number or character string.*
They must be single valued unless they
belong to more than one entity.
4. What is the purpose of a Unique
Identifier?
To uniquely determine a table and
columns within that table.

To identify a specific column within a
table.
Create an entity that is unlike any other
entity aside from itself.
To identify one unique instance of an
entity, by using one or more attributes
and/or relationships.*
5. A/an _________ is a piece of
information that in some way describes
an entity. It is a property of the entity
and it quantifies, qualifies, classifies or
specifies the entity.
ERD
Process
Table
Attribute*
6. Some of the following could be
attributes of an ENTITY called PERSON.
Select the incorrect attributes for
PERSON. (Choose Two)
Age
Freddy Wilson*
Name
Priya Hansenna*
7. Unique Identifiers....
Distinguish one entity from another
Distinguish one instance of an entity
from all other instances of that entity*
Distinguish all entities in a database
Distinguishes nothing
8. Which of the following entities most
likely contains invalid attributes?
Entity: Home. Attributes: Number of
Bedrooms, Owner, Address, Date Built
Entity: Pet. Attributes: Name, Birthdate,
Owner
Entity: Car. Attributes: Owner*
Occupation, Owner Salary, Speed
Entity: Mother. Attributes: Name,
Birthdate, Occupation, Salary
9. In a physical data model, an
attribute is represented as a/an
Column*
Row
Instance
Foreign Key
10. Entities are usually verbs. True or
False?
True
False*
11. An entity may have which of the
following?
Experiences
Instances*
Tables
None of the above
12. All of the following would be
instances of the entity PERSON except
which?
David Jones
Male*
Angelina Rosalie
Grace Abinajam
Section 2
1. An Entity Relationship Diagram is an
example of a Physical Model. True or
False?
True
False*
2. Many reasons exist for creating a
conceptual model. Choose three
appropriate reasons from the options
below.
They model functional and informational
needs.*
They model the information flow of data.
They capture current and future needs.*
They accurately describe what a
physical model will contain.*
They capture implementation details of
a physical model.
3. A customized hat is an example of
the conceptual model or the physical
model?
Conceptual Model
Physical Model*
4. Which of the following are reasons
we create conceptual models?
It facilitates discussion. A picture is
worth a thousand words.
It forms important ideal system
documentation.
It takes into account government
regulations and laws
It forms a sound basis for physical
database design
All of the above*
5. Examples of software are:
Data entry webpages, Spreadsheets,
Google and Yahoo search Engines, SQL
Developer, Oracle Application Express*
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint,
Microsoft Excel, Mouse pad
Mouse, Cables, Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Powerpoint
Monitor, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
PowerPoint, SQL Developer
6. Examples of hardware are:
Data entry web pages, Mouse, Hard
disk
Mouse, Hard disk, Monitor*
Monitor, Mouse, Printer, Printed Reports
Monitor, Mouse, Mouse pad, Cables and
Wires, Hard disk
Section 3
1. After looking at the diagram, choose
the sentence below that could be "read"
from the existing relationship (even
though you're missing relationship
labels!)
Each Student must have one or more
Activities.
Each Activity may be performed by one
or more Students .
Each Student may participate in one or
more Activities.*
Each Activity must belong to one and
only one Student.

2. Two entities can have one or more
relationships between them. True or
False?
True*
False
3. When reading a relationship between
2 entities, the relationship is only read
from left to right. True or False?
True
False*
Section 3
1. Creating a Matrix Diagram is
mandatory when doing Data Modeling.
True or False?
True
False
2. A Matrix Diagram will help you with
all of the following except:
Defining Relationships Between Entities*
Identifying Entities
Defining Instances of Entities
Naming Relationships
3. Matrix Diagrams helps verify you
have identified all possible relationships
between your existing entities. True or
False?
True
False
Section 3
1. Consider the recommended drawing
conventions for ERD's.
Indicate which of the following
accurately describes diagramming
conventions for entities and attributes:
The * means that an attribute is optional
and entity names should be plural verbs
The 'o' means that the attribute is
optional and entity names should be
plural verbs
The * means that an attribute is
mandatory or required and the entity
name should be singular*
The 'o' means that the attribute is
mandatory or required and the entity

name should be a singular noun
2. Attributes are written inside the
entity to which they belong. True or
False?
True*
False
3. Entity boxes are drawn as
Soft Boxes*
Hard Boxes
Bold Circles
Normal Circles
4. Entity names are always plural. True
or False?
True
False*
5. Which symbol is used to show that
a particular attribute is optional?
*
o*
#
&
6. On an ER diagram which symbol
identifies an attribute as part of a unique
identifier.
#*
*
o
x
Section 3
1. Relationships always exist between
3 or more entities
2 entities (or one entity twice)*
2 attributes
3 or more attributes
2. In a business that sells computers,
choose the best relationship name from
CUSTOMER to ITEM (computer, in this
case).
Each CUSTOMER must be the buyer of
one or more ITEMS.*
Each CUSTOMER must be the seller of
one or more ITEMS.
Each CUSTOMER may be the maker of

one or more ITEMS.
Each CUSTOMER may be the producer
of one or more ITEMS.
3. Relationships can be either
mandatory or optional. True or False?
True*
False
4. What are the three properties that
every relationship should have?
Transferability, degree, name
Name, optionality, degree*
A UID bar, a diamond, an arc
Name, optionality, arcs
Section 4
1. How should you handle constraints
that cannot be modeled on an ER
diagram?
Always let the network architect handle
them
List them on a separate document to
be handled programmatically*
Explain them to the users so they can
enforce them
All constraints must be modeled and
shown on the ER diagram
2. Business rules are important to data
modelers because:
A. They capture all of the needs,
processes and required functionality of
the business.*
B. They are easily implemented in the
ERD diagram.
C. The data modeler must focus on
structural rules, because they are easily
represented diagrammatically and
eliminate other rules that involve extra
procedures or programming.
D. Both A and C are true.
3. Which of the following is an example
of a structural business rule?
All employees must belong to at least
one department.*
Buildings to be purchased by the
business must be current with
earthquake building code.
All overdue payments will have an
added 10 % late fee.
All products will have a selling price no
less than 30 % greater than wholesale.
4. 'Only managers can approve travel
requests' is an example of which of the
following?
A structural business rule.
A mandatory business rule.
A procedural business rule.*
An optional business rule.
5. A business rule such as "All
accounts must be paid in full within 10
days of billing" is best enforced by:
Making the payment attribute
mandatory.
Making the relationship between
CUSTOMER and PAYMENT fully
mandatory and 1:1 on both sides.
Creating a message to be printed on
every bill that reminds the customer to
pay within ten days.
Hiring a programmer to create
additional programming code to identify
and report accounts past due.*
6. Why is it important to identify and
document business rules?
It allows you to create your data model
and then check it for accuracy.*
It allows you to improve the client's
business.
It ensures that the data model will
automate all manual processes.
None of the above
7. How would you model a business
rule that states that on a student's
birthday, they do not have to attend
their classes?
Use a supertype
Use a subtype
Make the attribute Birthdate mandatory

You cannot model this. You need to
document it*
Section 4
1. All instances of the supertype are
also instances of one of the subtypes.
True or False?
True*
False
2. All instances of the subtypes must
be an instance of the supertype. True or
False?
True*
False
3. Which of the following is true about
supertypes and subtypes?
Instances that belong to two subtypes of
the same supertype may be modeled as
a one-to-one relationship between the
two subtypes
Subtypes inherit the relationships and
attributes of the supertype.*
Subtypes may have no more than 2
levels of nesting.
Supertype and subtype entities must be
mutually exclusive
4. Which of the following is a TRUE
statement about the diagram below?
Every Z is either an A or a B
Every B is a Z
Every A is a Z
Every A is a B*
5. A subtype can have a relationship
not shared by the supertype. True or
False?
True*
False
6. A supertype should have at least
two subtypes. True or False?
True*
False
7. Which of the following is the best
scenario for using supertype/subtype
entities:
A pet store that sells small animals,
because they each need different size
cages and food.
An ice cream store that sells ice cream
in sugar cones and regular cones.
A grocery store that gives customers a
choice of plastic or paper bags.
A vehicle dealership that sells cars,
trucks and boats on trailers.*
8. The "Other" subtype is best used:
For instances that belong to the
supertype and at least one other
subtype.
For a subtype that does not have any of
the same attributes as the supertype to
which it belongs.
As an extra subtype to ensure that all
instances of subtypes are mutually
exclusive and complete. By having an
"Other" subtype, all instances of the*
Supertype will be of one subtype type.
You should never have a subtype called
Other.
Section 5
1. Non-transferable relationships can
only be mandatory, not optional. True or
False?
True*
False
2. If a relationship can be moved
between instances of the entities it
connects, it is said to be:
Implicit
Transferrable*
Committed
Recursive
3. A non-transferable relationship is
represented by which of the following
symbols?
Heart
Diamond*
Circle
Triangle
Section 5
1. What uncommon relationship is
described by the statements: "Each
LINE must consist of many POINTS and
each POINT must be a part of many
LINES"
One to Many Optional
One to Many Mandatory
Many to Many Optional
Many to Many Mandatory*
2. When resolving an M:M relationship,
the new relationships will always be ___
_______ on the many side.
Optional
Recursive
Mandatory*
Redundant
3. Which of the following are
relationship types? (Choose Two)
One to Some
Many to Many*
One to Many*
One to Another
4. Many to many relationships between
entities usually hide what?
Another relationship
Another entity*
More attributes
Uniqueness
5. Which of the following pairs of
entities is most likely to be modeled as
a M:M relationship? (Choose Two)
STUDENT and CLASS*
TREE and SEEDLING
PHONE NUMBER and SIM CARD
CAR and DRIVER*
6. If the same relationship is
represented twice in an Entity
Relationship Model, it is said to be:
Replicated
Removable
Redundant*
Resourceful
7. When are relationships
unnecessary?
When you can derive the relationship
from other relationships in the model*
When they have the same visual
structure but different meaning
When the information does not relate to
the model
When the relationships connect 2
entities and they each have distinct
meanings
Section 5
1. Many-to-Many relationships are
perfectly acceptable in a finished ERD.
There is no need to do any more work
on them. True or False?
True*
False
2. When you resolve a M-M by
creating an intersection entity, this new
entity will always inherit:
The attributes of both related entities.
A relationship to each entity from the
original M-M.*
The UID's from the entities in the
original M-M.
Nothing is inherited from the original
entities and relationship.
3. If an intersection entity is formed
that contains no attributes of its own, its
uniqueness may be modeled by
Creating new attributes.
Barring the relationships to the original
entities.*
Placing the UID attributes from the
original entities into the intersection
entity.
None of the above.
Section 6
1. What is the rule of Second Normal
Form?
All non-UID attributes must be
dependent upon the entire UID*
Some non-UID attributes can be
dependent on the entire UID
No non-UID attributes can be dependent
on any part of the UID
None of the Above
2. An entity can be on 2nd Normal
Form even if it has repeated values.
True or False?
True
False*
3. Examine the following entity and
decide which attribute breaks the 2nd
Normal Form rule:
ENTITY: CLASS
ATTRIBUTES:
CLASS ID
DURATION
SUBJECT
TEACHER NAME AND ADDRESS*
CLASS ID
DURATION
SUBJECT
Section 6
1. As a database designer it is your job
to store data in only one place and the
best place. True or False?
True*
False
2. Examine the following Entity and
decide which sets of attributes breaks
the 3rd Normal Form rule: (Choose Two)
ENTITY: TRAIN (SYNONYM: ROLLING
STOCK)
ATTRIBUTES:
TRAIN ID
MAKE
MODEL
DRIVER NAME
DEPARTURE STATION
NUMBER OF CARRIAGES
NUMBER OF SEATS
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
TRAIN ID, MAKE
DEPARTURE STATION, DRIVER NAME*
NUMBER OF CARRIAGES, NUMBER OF
SEATS*
MODEL, DATE OF MANUFACTURE
3. No databases in the world is ever
truly on 3rd Normal Form. Everyone
always stops after 2nd Normal Form.
True or False?
True
False*
Section 6
1. When data is stored in more than
one place in a database, the database
violates the rules of ___________.
Normalization*
Replication
Normalcy
Decency
2. When all attributes are singlevalued, the database model is said to
conform to:
1st Normal Form*
2nd Normal Form
3rd Normal Form
4th Normal Form
3. The following entity is on 1st normal
form: True or False?
ENTITY: VEHICLE
ATTRIBUTES:
REGISTRATION
MAKE
MODEL
COLOR
DRIVER
PASSENGER 1
PASSENGER 2
PASSENGER 3
True
False*
4. An entity can have repeated values
and still be in 1st Normal Form. True or
False?
True
False*
Section 6
1. An entity can only have one UID.
True or False?
True
False*
2. A UID can be made up from the
following: (Choose Two)
Attributes*
Entities
Relationships*
Synonyms
3. A unique identifier can only be made
up of one attribute. True or False?
True
False*
4. People are not born with "numbers,"
but a lot of systems assign student
numbers, customer IDs, etc. A shoe has
a color, a size, a style, but may not
have a descriptive "number". So, to be
able to uniquely and efficiently identify
one instance of the entity SHOE, a/an __
____________ UID can be created.
Artificial*
Unrealistic
Structured
Identification
Section 7
1. A relationship can be both recursive
and hierachal at the same time. True or
False?
True
False*
2. In this simple diagram, what
comprises the unique identifier for the
student class entity?
student id and class id
student id, class id and course id
course id
student id and course id*
3. A recursive rationship should not be
part of a UID. True or False?
True*
False
4. Which of the following would be a
good Unique Identifier for its Entity?
(Choose Two)
Identification Number for Person*
Birthdate for Baby Which Includes*
Hour, Minute, and Seconds
Order date for Order
Vehicle Type Number for Car
Section 7
1. If the entity CD has the attributes: #
number, *title, *producer, *year, o store
name, o store address, this entity is in
3rd Normal Form ("no non-UID attribute
can be dependent on another non-UID
attribute). True or False?
True
False*
2. This diagram could also be
expressed as a supertype/subtype
construction. True or False?
True
False*
3. Which of the following can be added
to a relationship?
An attribute
An arc can be assigned*
A composite attribute
An optional attribute can be created
4. Secondary UID's are
Not permitted in data modeling
Mandatory in data modeling

Useful as an alternative means*
identifying instances of an entity
Always comprised of numbers
5. Which of the following would best be
represented by an arc?
STUDENT (senior, junior)
STUDENT (graduating, non-graduating)
STUDENT (will-attend-university, willnot-attend-university)
STUDENT ( University, Trade School)*
6. Which of the following is the
definition for Third Normal Form?
All attributes are single valued
An attribute must be dependent upon
entity's entire unique identifier
No non-UID attribute can be dependent*
on another non-UID attribute
All attributes are uniquely doubled and
independent
7. To visually represent exclusivity
between two or more relationships in an
ERD you would most likely use an _____
___.
Arc*
UID
Subtype
Supertype
8. All parts of a UID are mandatory.
True or False?
True*
False
Section 7
1. Historical data should always be
kept. True or False?
True
False*
2. Which of the following scenarios
should be modeled so that historical
data is kept? (Choose two)
LIBRARY and BOOK*
STUDENT and AGE
STUDENT and GRADE*

LIBRARY and NUMBER OF STAFF
3. Modeling historical data can
produce a unique identifier that includes
a date. True or False?
True*
False
4. Audit trail attributes cannot be
placed in the entities they are auditing,
they must be placed in separate, new
entities, created just for that purpose.
True or False?
True
False*
section 8
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Creating Tables
1.Once they are created, external tables
are accessed with normal SQL
statements? (True or False)
True (*)
False
2.Given this employee table: (employee_
id NUMBER(10) NOT NULL,
first_name VARCHAR2(25) NOT NULL,
last_name VARCHAR2(30) NOT NULL,
hire_date DATE DEFAULT sysdate)
What will be the result in the hire_date
column following this insert statement:
INSERT INTO employees VALUES (10,
'Natacha', 'Hansen', DEFAULT);
Statement will fail, as you must list the
columns into which you are inserting.
Statement will work and the hire_date
column will have the value of the date
when the statement was run. (*)
The character string SYSDATE.
The column for hire_date will be null.
3.CREATE TABLE bioclass
(hire_date DATE DEFAULT SYSDATE,
first_name varchar2(15),
last_name varchar2(15)); The above
CREATE TABLE statement is
acceptable, and will create a Table

named bioclass that contains a hire_
date,
first_name and last_name column. True
or False?
True (*)
False
4.When creating a new table, which of
the following naming rules apply:
(Choose three)
Must begin with a letter (*)
Can have the same name as another
object owned by the same user
Must contain ONLY A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, _
(underscore), $, and # (*)
Must be an Oracle reserved word
Must be between 1 and 30 characters
long (*)
5.CREATE TABLE student_table
(id NUMBER(6),
lname VARCHAR(20),
fname VARCHAR(20),
lunch_num NUMBER(4)); Which of the
following statements best describes the
above SQL statement:
creates a table named student_table
with four columns: lname, fname, lunch,
num
creates a table named student with four
columns: id, lname, fname, lunch_num
with four columns: id, lname, fname,
lunch_num (*)
with four columns: lname, fname, lunch,
num
6. Examine this CREATE TABLE
statement: CREATE TABLE emp_load
(employee_number CHAR(5),
employee_dob CHAR(20),
employee_last_name CHAR(20),
employee_first_name CHAR(15),
employee_middle_name CHAR(15),
employee_hire_date DATE)
ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL
(TYPE ORACLE_LOADER
DEFAULT DIRECTORY def_dir1
ACCESS PARAMETERS
(RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE
FIELDS (employee_number CHAR(2),
employee_dob CHAR(20),
employee_last_name CHAR(18),
employee_first_name CHAR(11),
employee_middle_name CHAR(11),
employee_hire_date CHAR(10) date_
format DATE mask "mm/dd/yyyy))
LOCATION ('info.dat'));
What kind of table is created here?
An external table with the data stored in
a file outside the database. (*)
A View.
An external table with the data stored in
a file inside the database.
None. This is in invalid statement.
7. I have a table named School_Friends
in my schema. You want to build a table
in your schema named School_Friends.
This is ______________, because ______
______________________________.
possible; my schema is separate from
yours, and it is okay for us to have likenamed tables in our separate schemas.
(*)
possible; our data will merge into one
table, and we can more easily access
our mutual friends information.
impossible; no matter what, there can
never be two tables with the same
name, even if they are in separate
schemas.
impossible; School_Friends is a
reserved term in SQL.
8. DCL, which is the acronym for Data
Control Language, allows:
the ALTER command to be used.
a Database Administrator the ability to
grant privileges to users. (*)
the TRUNCATE command to be used.
the CONTROL TRANSACTION statement

can be used.
9. It is possible to create a table by
using the CREATE TABLE command in
conjunction with a subquery. True or
False?
True (*)
False
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Using Data Types
1. To store large amounts of text you
should simply create a series of
VARCHAR2 columns in a table. True or
False?
True
False (*)
2. Which of the following are valid
Oracle datatypes?
DATE, BLOB, LOB, VARCHAR2
DATE, TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL
TIMEZONE, BLOB (*)
TIMESTAMP, LOB, VARCHAR2,
NUMBER
SYSDATE, TIMESTAMP, DATE, LOCAL
TIMEZONE
3.The BLOB datatype can hold a
maximum of 128 Terabytes of data.
True or False?
True (*)
4.INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND stores a
period of time in terms of days, hours,
minutes, and seconds. True or False?
True (*)
False
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Modify a table
1.To completely get rid of a table, its
contents, its structure, AND release the
storage space the keyword is:
DROP (*)
DELETE
TRUNCATE
KILL
2. The following code creates a table
named student_table with four columns:

id, lname, fname, lunch_num CREATE
TABLE student_table
(id NUMBER(6),
lname VARCHAR(20),
fname VARCHAR(20),
lunch_num NUMBER(4));
The lunch_num column in the above
table has been marked as UNUSED.
Which of the following is the best
statement you can use if you wish to
remove the UNUSED column from the
student_table?
DROP column
ALTER TABLE DELETE UNUSED
COLUMNS
ALTER TABLE DROP UNUSED
COLUMNS (*)
ALTER TABLE DELETE ALL COLUMNS
3. You can use DROP COLUMN to drop
all columns in a table, leaving a table
structure with no columns. True or
False?
True
False (*)
4.Which of the following will correctly
change the name of the LOCATIONS
table to NEW_LOCATIONS?
ALTER TABLE LOCATIONS RENAME
NEW_LOCATIONS
MODIFY TABLE LOCATIONS RENAME
NEW_LOCATIONS
RENAME LOCATIONS TO NEW_
LOCATIONS (*)
None of the above; you cannot rename
a table, you can only CREATE, ALTER
and DROP a table.
5.When should you use the SET
UNUSED command?
Never, there is no SET UNUSED
command
You should use it if you think the
column may be needed again later
You should use it when the system is
being heavily used (*)

You should only use this command if
you want the column to still be visible
when you DESCRIBE the table
6. Comments can be added to a table
by using the COMMENT ON TABLE
statement. The comments being added
are enclosed in:
Double quotes " "
Single quotes ' ' (*)
Parentheses ( )
Brackets { }
7. You can use the ALTER TABLE
statement to:
Add a new column
Modify an existing column
Drop a column
All of the above (*)
8. When you use ALTER TABLE to add
a column, the new column:
Becomes the first column in the table
Becomes the last column in the table (*)
Can be placed by adding a GROUP BY
clause
Will not be created because you cannot
add a column after the table is created
9. ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME
can be used to:
Rename a row.
Rename a column.
Rename a table. (*)
All of the above.
10. The FLASHBACK TABLE to BEFORE
DROP can restore only the table
structure, but not its data back to before
the table was dropped. True or False?
True
False (*)
11. After issuing a SET UNUSED
command on a column, another column
with the same name can be added using
an ALTER TABLE statement. True or
False?
True (*)
False
12. The FLASHBACK QUERY statement
can restore data back to a point in time
before the last COMMIT. True or False?
True
False (*)
13.A column?s data type can always be
changed from NUMBER to VARCHAR2
but not from VARCHAR2 to NUMBER,
provided the table is empty. True or
False?
True
False (*)
14. The data type of a column can
never be changed once it has been
created. True or False?
True
False (*)
Section 9
1. Which of the following would be a
logical constraint when modeling time
for a country entity?
People have births and deaths in their
countries that must be tracked by the
system.*
If you are doing a system for France or
Germany, you would need security
clearance.
Countries may need an end date in
your system, because they can change
fundamentally over time, e.g.
Yugoslavia.
You need a constant record of countries,
because they are still countries, even if
leadership changes over time, e.g.
France, USA and most other countries.
2. When you add the concept of time to
your data model, you are:
Simplifying your model.
Adding complexity to your model.*
Just changing the model, but this does
not change the complexity of it.
None of the above.

3. It is desirable to have an entity
called DAY with a holiday attribute when
you want to track special holidays in a
payroll system. True or False?
True*
False
4. Modeling historical data produces
efficient ways for a business to operate
such as:
Modeling historical data does not help a
business.
Providing valuable information via
reports to management .*
Keeping track of holiday dates.
Employees can work in two time zones.
5. What is the benefit to the users of a
system that includes "time," e.g. Start
Date and End Date for Employees?
Increased usability and flexibility of a
system; we can the trace e.g. the
different managers an employee had
over time.*
System becomes 100% unstable; allows
users to log on and log off at will.
Users are able to create complex
programs in support of this component.
Reporting becomes nearly impossible,
users enjoy this.
6. If you are tracking employment
dates for an employee, do you need to
have an "End Date" attribute?
Yes, because you always need an end
date when you have a start date
No, because an end date is usually
redundant
Yes, if the company wants to track
employee information, like multiple start
and end dates*
No, not if the company likes the
employee
7. How do you know when to use the
different types of time in your design?
The rules are fixed and should be
followed
It depends on the functional needs of
the system*
You would first determine the existence
of the concept of time and map it
against the Greenwich Mean Time
Always model time, you can take it out
later if it is not needed
Section 9
1. What is the function of logging or
journaling in conceptual data models?
Allows you to track the history of*
attribute values, relationships and/or
entire entities
Gives a timestamp to all entities
Represents entities as time in the data
model
Creates a fixed time for all events in a
data model
2. Which of the following is a logical
constraint that could result from
considering how time impacts an
example of data storage?
End Date must be before the Start Date.
ASSIGNMENT periods can overlap
causing the database to crash.
An ASSIGNMENT may only refer to a
COUNTRY that is valid at the Start Date
of the ASSIGNMENT.*
Dates can be valued only with Time.
3. Why would you want to model a
time component when designing a
system that lets people buy bars of
gold?
The price of gold fluctuates and for
determining price, you need to know the
time of purchase*
To allow the sales people to determine
where the gold is coming from
You would not want to model this, it is
not important
The Government of your country might
want to be notified of this transaction.
4. You are doing a data model for a

computer sales company, where the
price goes down on a regular basis. If
you want to allow them to modify the
price and keep track of the changes,
what is the best way to model this?
A. Create a product entity and a related
price entity with start and end dates,
and then let the users enter the new
price whenever required.
B. Create a new item and a new price
every day.
C. Use a price entity with a start and
end date
D. Allow them to delete the item and
enter a new one.
E. Both A and C*
Section 10
1. There are no formal rules for how to
draw ERD's. The most important thing
is to make sure all entities, attributes
and relationships are documented on
diagram. The Layout is not significant.
True or False?
True
False*
2. It is a good idea to group your
entities in a diagram according to the
expected volumes. By grouping high
volume entities together, the diagrams
could become easier to read. True or
False?
True*
False
3. You must make sure all entities of a
proposed system can fit onto one
diagram. It is not allowed to break up a
data model into more than one diagram.
True or False?
True
False*
are true for ERD's to enhance their
readability. (Choose Two)

There should be no crossing lines.*
All crows feet (Many-ends) of
relationships should point the same
way.*
There should be many crossing lines
It does not matter which way the crows
feet (many ends) point.
Section 10
1. All data models MUST have some
portions of the model modeled as a
generic component. True or False?
True
False*
2. Generic models are generally less
complex than a specific model. True or
False?
True
False*
3. When you transform a specific
model to be generic, which of the
following statements are true? (Choose
Two)
You tend to end up with fewer entities
in the generic model than you had in the
specific model*
Either all or none of the original*
attributes make it into the generic
model.
You will always have more entities in a
generic model than in the corresponding
specific model.
None of the original specific model
attributes are allowed model
Section 11
1. When mapping supertypes,
relationships at the supertype level
transform as usual. Relationships at
subtype level are implemented as
foreign keys, but the foreign key

columns all become optional. True or
False?
True*
False
2. When translating an arc relationship
to a physical design, you must turn the
arc relationships into foreign keys.
What additional step must you take
with the created foreign keys to ensure
the exclusivity principle of arc
relationships? (Assume that you are
implementing an Exclusive Design)
(Choose Two)
Make all relationships mandatory
Make all relationships optional*
Create an additional check constraint
to verify that one foreign key is*
populated and the others are not
All the above
3. Which of the following are reasons
you should consider when using a
Subtype Implementation?
When the common access paths for the
subtypes are similar.
When the common access paths for
the subtypes are different.*
Business functionality and business
rules are similar between subtypes.
Most of the relationships are at the
subtype level*
4. The "Arc Implementation" is a
synonym for what type of
implementation?
Supertype Implementation
Subtype Implementation
Cascade Implementation
Supertype and Subtype*
Implementation
Section 11
1. In a physical data model, an entity
becomes a _____________.
Attribute
Table*
Constraint
Column
2. Why would this table name NOT work
in an Oracle database?
2007_EMPLOYEES
Numbers cannot be incorporated into
table names
Table names must start with an
alphabetic character*
Underscores "_" are not allowed in table
names
None of the above
3. In an Oracle database, why would
the following table name not be allowed
'EMPLOYEE JOBS'?
The database does not understand all
capital letters
EMPLOYEE is a reserved word
JOBS is a reserved word
You cannot have spaces between
words in a table name*
4. Attributes become columns in a
database table. True or False?
True*
False
5. The transformation from an ER
diagram to a physical design involves
changing terminology. Relationships in
the ER diagram become __________ ,
and primary unique identifiers become
____________.
Foreign keys, primary keys*
Primary keys, foreign keys
Foreign keys, mandatory business rules
Foreign keys, optional business rules
6. In a physical data model, a
relationship is represented as a:
Column
Primary Key
Unique Identifier
Foreign Key*
7. The transformation from an ER

diagram to a physical design involves
changing terminology. Entities in the
ER diagram become __________ , and
attributes become ____________.
Columns, Tables
Tables, Columns*
Foreign Keys, Columns
Tables, Foreign Keys
Section 11
1. Two entities A and B have an
optional (A) to Mandatory (B) One-toOne relationship. When they are
transformed, the Foreign Key(s) is
placed on:
The table B*
The table A
Nowhere, One-to-One are not
transformed
Both tables A and B get a new column
and a Foreign Key.
2. One-to-One relationships are
transformed into Foreign Keys in the
tables created at either end of that
relationship? True or False?
True
False*
3. What do you create when you
transform a many to many relationship
from your ER diagram into a physical
design?
Foreign key constraints
Intersection entity
Intersection table*
Primary key constraints
4. A barrred Relationship will result in
a Foreign Key column that also is part
of:
The Table Name
The Column Name
The Check Constraint
The Primary Key*
5. Relationships on an ERD can only
be transformed into UIDs in the physical

model? True or False?
True
False*
6. One-to-Many Optional to
Mandatory becomes a _______________
on the Master table.
Mandatory Foreign Key
Nothing (There are no new columns
created on the Master table)*
Optional Foreign Key
Primary Key
Section 11
1. Column integrity refers to
Columns always having values
Columns always containing positive
numbers
Columns always containing values
consistent with the defined data format*
Columns always containing text data
less than 255 characters
2. One or more columns in a primary
key can be null. True or False?
True
False*
3. The explanation below is an example
of what constraint type:
The value in the dept_no column of the
EMPLOYEES table must match a value
in the dept_no column in the
DEPARTMENTS table.
Entity integrity
Referential integrity*
Column integrity
User-defined integrity
4. A foreign key always refers to a
primary key in the same table. True or
False?
True
False*
5. Foreign keys cannot be null when
It is part of a primary key*
It refers to another table
It contains three or more columns

6. A table does not have to have a
primary key. True or False?
True*
False
7. The explanation below defines which
constraint type:
A primary key must be unique, and no
part of the primary key can be null.
Entity integrity*
Referential integrity
Column integrity
8. Identify all of the correct
statements that complete this
sentence: A primary key is ...(Choose
Three)
A single column that uniquely identifies
each row in a table*
A set of columns that uniquely
identifies each row in a table*
A set of columns and keys in a single
table that uniquely identifies each row in
a single table*
Only one column that cannot be null
9. The explanation below defines which
constraint type:
A column must contain only values
consistent with the defined data format
of the column
Entity integrity
Column integrity*
10. The explanation below is an
example of what constraint type:
If the value in the balance column of
the ACCOUNTS table is below 100, we
must send a letter to the account owner
which will require extra programming to
enforce.
Entity integrity
Column integrity
User-defined integrity*

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Section 1

(Answer all questions in this section)

In the past you used to have to go to the

for database design and programs.

your data in one central location?

small the diagram might be. True or

columns within that table.

only one Student.

mandatory or required and the entity

Each CUSTOMER may be the maker of

Make the attribute Birthdate mandatory

Mandatory in data modeling

STUDENT and GRADE*

acceptable, and will create a Table

the CONTROL TRANSACTION statement

named student_table with four columns:

being heavily used (*)

None of the above.

4. You are doing a data model for a

readability. (Choose Two)

foreign keys, but the foreign key

7. The transformation from an ER

be transformed into UIDs in the physical

It contains three or more columns

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