Skip to content
AD-402 · Database Management System/Unsolved PYQ Paper

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - DEC 2023 Question Paper

  1. Unit 1
    7 Marks
    aExplain any five major advantages of using a DBMS over conventional file system.
  2. Unit 2
    7 Marks
    bDefine Foreign key. Differentiate between Super key and Primary key.
  3. Unit 2
    7 Marks
    aExplain the working of following relational algebra operators with suitable examples: i) Projection ii) Selection iii) Natural Join
  4. Unit 2
    7 Marks
    bConsider the following database schema Emp(emp-id, name, address, age) Company(c-name, address, assets) Works_for(emp-id, c-name, salary) Write SQL statements for the following operations: i) Add column 'gender' to the Emp table ii) Add a new company named 'ABC' to the Company table iii) Find out names of all employees older than 30 years iv) Find out average salary provided by each company v) Remove the column 'assets' from the Company table vi) Find out salary of the employee named 'XYZ'
  5. Unit 3
    14 Marks
    Explain functional dependencies. Explain 1NF, 2NF and 3NF with suitable example(s).
  6. Unit 4
    7 Marks
    aExplain ACID properties of transactions. Also, define various states of transactions.
  7. Unit 4
    7 Marks
    bDefine Database logs and explain their importance in recovery.
  8. Unit 2
    7 Marks
    aExplain and provide SQL syntax of any three major DDL commands.
  9. Unit 1
    7 Marks
    bExplain the categories of various database users. List the tools used by each category of users.
  10. Unit 1
    14 Marks
    Explain the significance of ER diagrams (ERD). List the rules to reduce a given ERD into a relational schema. Show how the following constructs of an ERD are mapped into an equivalent relational schema: i) Weak entity set ii) One-to-many relationship iii) Composite attributes iv) Total participation
  11. Unit 2
    7 Marks
    aExplain integrity constraints in databases. Provide two example constraints and show how they are implemented in relational databases.
  12. Unit 5
    7 Marks
    bList the major advantages and disadvantages of using heap files as a storage structure in databases.
  13. Unit 5
    5 Marks
    iRAID
  14. Unit 5
    5 Marks
    iiHashing Techniques
  15. Unit 5
    4 Marks
    iiiBitmap indexing in DBMS
Go to where you left off?

Quick Add to Notes

Save questions, your own notes and screenshots into notes filed by unit. It takes a free account.

Create free account

Have an account? Log in