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cpt240ch01



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Two or more records in a table can have the same value for the Primary Key field.
 

 2. 

A Primary Key can be made up of more than one field.
 

 3. 

Two or more records in a table can have the same value for the Foreign Key field.
 

 4. 

In a one-to-many relationship, the table on the "one" side is called the parent.
 

 5. 

SQL is a proprietary Microsoft standard.
 

 6. 

Most database systems have a graphical query builder, often called QBE.
 

 7. 

QBE can do everything that SQL can do.
 

 8. 

SQL can update multiple records in one operation.
 

 9. 

SQL grew out of the early pre-relational databases.
 

 10. 

The most recent SQL standard was released in 1992.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11. 

What general kind of datatype would be used to hold a person’s street address?
a.
numeric
c.
currency
b.
text
d.
yes/no
 

 12. 

What general kind of datatype would be used to record whether or not a student had a car?
a.
numeric
c.
currency
b.
text
d.
yes/no
 

 13. 

Which of the following cannot be done with SQL?
a.
Create tables
c.
Add records
b.
Create table relationships
d.
None of the above
 

 14. 

Which of the following tools provides the ability to build programming right inside the database?
a.
Table
c.
Query
b.
Stored Procedure
d.
View
 

 15. 

Which of the following tools is a saved query?
a.
Table
c.
Query
b.
Stored Procedure
d.
View
 

 16. 

Which of the following kinds of databases are not relational?
a.
Network
c.
Object-Oriented
b.
Hierarchical
d.
All of the above
 

 17. 

SQL stands for:
a.
Standard Query Language
c.
Special Query Language
b.
Structured Query Language
d.
None of the above
 

 18. 

Relational databases have been around since the
a.
1950s
c.
1970s
b.
1960s
d.
1980s
 



 
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