COMPUTER / CYBER TEXT BOOK EXERCISES 2021-22
GRADE: VII Module 3 - DATABASE
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I. Fill in the blanks:
1. Database
2. Alter-add
3. Records / Tuples
4. Oracle Corporation
5. Entity
II. State True / False:
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
III. Match the following:
1. RDBMS - d. MySQL
2. Relation - e. Table
3. DDL - a. Create
4. DCL - b. Grant
5. MongoDB - c. NoSQL
IV. Multiple choice questions:
1. d. All of the above
2. d. Delete
3. c. Column
4. a. SQL
5. b. Use <database name>
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V. Answer in one word or one sentence:
1. mysql -u root -p
2. Structured Query Language
3. a) RDBMS b) Object Oriented DBMS c) Network DBMS d) Hierarchical DBMS e) NoSQL
4. sudo apt-get install mysql-server
5. Entity-Relationship Model ( ER Model)
VI. Answer the following:
1. What is a database?
Ans: Database is a collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can
quickly select desired pieces of data.
2. Brief the history of MySQL.
Ans: MySQL is the world’s most used open source RDBMS owned by ORACLE. It is named after
cofounder Michael Widenius’ daughter, My.
3. What is ER model?
Ans: Entity Relationship Model represents data as Entities, Attributes and Relations between entities.
A relation (table) consists of unique attributes (columns/fields) and tuples (rows/records).
4. What is DDL?
Ans: Data Definition Language (DDL) is used to define the database structure or schema. It includes
Create, Alter, Drop and Truncate commands.
5. What is DCL?
Ans: Data Control Language (DCL) is used to create roles and permissions and to control access to
database by securing it. It includes Grant and Revoke commands.
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