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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Database knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
CONJUNCTIVE_SELECTION_USING_ONE_INDEX._THIS_IS?$ |
| A. | A10 |
| B. | A7 |
| C. | A9 |
| D. | A6 |
| Answer» C. A9 | |
| 2. |
If access paths are available on all the conditions of a disjunctive selection, each index is scanned for pointers to tuples that satisfy the individual condition. This is satisfied b? |
| A. | A10 |
| B. | A7 |
| C. | A9 |
| D. | A6 |
| Answer» B. A7 | |
| 3. |
The ___ algorithm scans each index for pointers to tuples that satisfy an individual condition? |
| A. | A2 |
| B. | A4 |
| C. | A9 |
| D. | A6 |
| Answer» D. A6 | |
| 4. |
The algorithm that uses a secondary ordered index to guide retrieval for comparison conditions involving is$ |
| A. | A2 |
| B. | A4 |
| C. | A5 |
| D. | A6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The strategy can retrieve a single record if the equality condition is on a key; multiple records may be retrieved if the indexing field is not a key is |
| A. | A2 |
| B. | A4 |
| C. | A5 |
| D. | A6 |
| Answer» C. A5 | |
| 6. |
Which algorithm uses equality comparison on a key attribute with a primary index to retrieve a single record that satisfies the corresponding equality condition. |
| A. | A2 |
| B. | A4 |
| C. | A5 |
| D. | A6 |
| Answer» B. A4 | |
| 7. |
Search algorithms that use an index are referred to as |
| A. | Index Search |
| B. | Linear search |
| C. | File scan |
| D. | Access paths |
| Answer» B. Linear search | |
| 8. |
Index structures are referred to as __________ since they provide a path through which data can be located and accessed. |
| A. | Index Search |
| B. | Linear search |
| C. | File scan |
| D. | Access paths |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
In a ____________ the system scans each file block and tests all records to see whether they satisfy the selection condition. |
| A. | Index Search |
| B. | Linear search |
| C. | File scan |
| D. | Access paths |
| Answer» C. File scan | |
| 10. |
In query processing, the ___________ is the lowest-level operator to access data. |
| A. | Index Search |
| B. | Linear search |
| C. | File scan |
| D. | Access paths |
| Answer» D. Access paths | |