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What do we call structured data types in the context of data processing?

  • Persons and places
  • Numbers and texts (correct)
  • Images and videos
  • Dates and documents

In a database system environment, what does the term 'entity' refer to?

  • Numbers or texts
  • Hardware or software
  • People, places, things, or events (correct)
  • Images or videos

What is the purpose of a database system in relation to data?

  • Secure data transmission
  • Increase knowledge using processed data (correct)
  • Produce optical discs for storage
  • Create unstructured data formats

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic building blocks of data models?

<p>Hardware (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is a One-to-Many Relationship defined?

<p>One entity associated with many related entities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents an association among entities in a data model?

<p>Relationship (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of defining one or more subtypes of the supertype and forming supertype/subtype relationships?

<p>Specialization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which rule specifies that each entity instance of the supertype must be a member of some subtype in the relationship?

<p>Total specialization rule (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of employees, which group would likely have the attribute 'Stock Option'?

<p>Salaried employees (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is a type of constraint that addresses whether an instance of the supertype must also be a member of at least one subtype?

<p>Completeness constraint (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the direct reverse process of generalization in entity modeling?

<p>Specialization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If an entity is either an outpatient or a resident patient, it adheres to which rule?

<p>Total specialization rule (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the double line extending from PATIENT entity type to the circle indicate?

<p>Total specialization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the example provided, what are the subtypes of the entity type PART?

<p>MANUFACTURED PART and PURCHASED PART (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Disjoint Rule specify in a data model?

<p>An entity instance can only belong to one subtype (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a subtype discriminator in an ER diagram?

<p>An attribute of the supertype that determines the target subtype (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is MOTORCYCLE not represented as a subtype of VEHICLE in the data model?

<p>Because it is not necessary for all vehicle types to be subtyped (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the partial specialization rule signify in an ER diagram?

<p>An entity instance is allowed to belong to any number of subtypes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

To declare a variable as a record based on a specific table's structure in PL/SQL, which syntax should be used?

<p>record_name table_name%ROWTYPE; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of using explicit cursors in PL/SQL?

<p>To return more than one row from a SELECT statement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of context areas and cursors in PL/SQL?

<p>To allocate memory for SQL statements' processing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes PL/SQL records from rows in a database table?

<p>PL/SQL records are not the same as rows in a database table (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about user-defined records in PL/SQL?

<p>User-defined records can be components of other nested records (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the starting keyword to define a record structure in PL/SQL?

<p>TYPE (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which PL/SQL feature allows you to nest loops to multiple levels?

<p>FOR loop (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the %ROWTYPE attribute in PL/SQL?

<p>To refer to a PL/SQL record as a whole (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to distinguish between an implicit and an explicit cursor in PL/SQL?

<p>To write efficient PL/SQL code (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of declaring a cursor and manipulating it in a FOR loop in PL/SQL?

<p>To fetch data into a variable using a cursor (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a way to define fields in a PL/SQL record?

<p>%ROWTYPE attribute (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In PL/SQL, what type of data items are stored as fields in a record?

<p>%ROWTYPE attribute and scalar data types (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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