Exam Details
Subject | Database Management Systems | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA)/ Advance Diploma inComputer Applications (ADCA) / Masters in Computer Applications (MCA) | |
Department | School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS) | |
Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
Position | ||
Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
With the help of a neat diagram, explain the physical DBMS architecture.
With the help of an appropriate example for each, explain the following basic set operations:
UNION
INTERJECTION
SET DIFFERENCE
CARTESIAN PRODUCT
Design an ER diagram for the specifications to maintain any IGNOU's study centre. Clearly indicate the entities, attributes, constraints, relationships and the cardinality.
Differentiate between Horizontal fragmentation and Vertical fragmentation with the help of suitable examples in Data fragmentation of Distributed databases.
Explain the Sequential file organization. Give the advantages and disadvantages of it.
Write in detail about B-Tree structure for indexes with a neat diagram.
Explain "Write Ahead Log Protocol" with suitable example/diagram.
Explain in detail the mechanism of Optimistic Concurrency Control to prevent concurrency related problems, with the help of an example.
Consider the following Relations:
Employee (EName, EId, Addrl, Addr2, City, State)
Works Branch, Dept_Name, Dept_No, Dept_Head)
Write the SQL statements for the following:
Find all the ENames of employees who work in FINANCE department of Delhi Branch.
Find the Dept_Head for the employee if EName and EId are given.
With the help of an example for each, explain Host Updates, Dirty Reads and Unrepeatable Reads of Concurrent transactions.
Give the difference between operating system and database security.
Explain the different forms of Authorization techniques.
5. Write short notes on the following:
Any 4 Commands of DML
Serialisable Schedules
Data Replication in Distributed Databases
3-Tier Architecture
With the help of an appropriate example for each, explain the following basic set operations:
UNION
INTERJECTION
SET DIFFERENCE
CARTESIAN PRODUCT
Design an ER diagram for the specifications to maintain any IGNOU's study centre. Clearly indicate the entities, attributes, constraints, relationships and the cardinality.
Differentiate between Horizontal fragmentation and Vertical fragmentation with the help of suitable examples in Data fragmentation of Distributed databases.
Explain the Sequential file organization. Give the advantages and disadvantages of it.
Write in detail about B-Tree structure for indexes with a neat diagram.
Explain "Write Ahead Log Protocol" with suitable example/diagram.
Explain in detail the mechanism of Optimistic Concurrency Control to prevent concurrency related problems, with the help of an example.
Consider the following Relations:
Employee (EName, EId, Addrl, Addr2, City, State)
Works Branch, Dept_Name, Dept_No, Dept_Head)
Write the SQL statements for the following:
Find all the ENames of employees who work in FINANCE department of Delhi Branch.
Find the Dept_Head for the employee if EName and EId are given.
With the help of an example for each, explain Host Updates, Dirty Reads and Unrepeatable Reads of Concurrent transactions.
Give the difference between operating system and database security.
Explain the different forms of Authorization techniques.
5. Write short notes on the following:
Any 4 Commands of DML
Serialisable Schedules
Data Replication in Distributed Databases
3-Tier Architecture
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- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
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Subjects
- Accounting and Financial Management
- Advanced Database Design
- Advanced Discrete Mathematics
- Advanced Internet Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Management
- Communication Skills
- Computer Graphics and Multimedia
- Computer Organisation & Assembly Language Programming
- Data and File Structure
- Data Communication and Computer Networks
- Database Management System
- Database Management Systems
- Design and Analysis of Algorithm
- Discrete Mathematics
- Elements of Systems Analysis & Design
- Numerical and Statistical Computing
- Object Oriented Analysis and Design
- Object Oriented Technologies and Java Programming
- Operating System Concepts and Networking Management
- Operating Systems
- Parallel Computing
- Principles of Management and Information Systems
- Problem Solving and Programming
- Software Engineering
- Systems Analysis and Design