Database System Concepts - Create Table Construct Quiz
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Which operation is NOT mentioned in the provided text?

  • Selection (correct)
  • Deletion
  • Insertion
  • Updating

What SQL operation is used to delete all instructors from the Finance department?

  • delete all instructors from instructor;
  • drop instructors finance;
  • remove instructors in Finance;
  • delete from instructor where dept_name = 'Finance'; (correct)

When deleting instructors associated with a department located in the Watson building, which subquery is used in the SQL statement?

  • select building from department where dept_name = 'Watson';
  • select dept_name from department where building = 'Watson'; (correct)
  • select building from instructor where dept_name = 'Watson';
  • select dept_name from instructor where building = 'Watson';

Which SQL operation is used to delete instructors whose salary is less than the average salary of instructors?

<p>delete from instructor where salary &lt; (select avg(salary) from instructor); (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

After deleting tuples from the 'instructor' relation, what changes according to the text?

<p>The average salary of instructors changes. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct SQL operation to insert a new tuple into the 'course' relation?

<p>insert into course values ('CS-437', 'Database Systems', 'Comp.Sci.', 4); (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of database operations, what is typically done first before deleting specific tuples?

<p>Identify the tuples to delete based on a condition. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Solution used in SQL to prevent recomputing the average or retesting tuples after deletion?

<p>Compute averages and delete the tuples in one step. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which operation involves adding a new tuple to a relation in a database system?

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

When adding a new tuple to a table, the 'insert into' command should be followed by ___________.

<p>values ('CS-437', 'Database Systems', 'Comp.Sci.', 4); (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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