Relational Databases and SQL Quiz

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What does RDBMS stand for?

Relational Database Management System

Who proposed the relational model of data in 1970?

E. F. Codd

What is SQL used for in relational database systems?

Querying and updating the database

Who first defined the term 'relational database'?

<p>E. F. Codd</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Codd introduce in his research paper 'A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks'?

<p>The term 'relational database'</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'database system' refer to?

<p>The sum total of the database, the DBMS and the associated applications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a database?

<p>An organized collection of data or a type of data store based on the use of a database management system (DBMS).</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can small databases be stored?

<p>On a file system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the considerations involved in the design of databases?

<p>Data modeling, efficient data representation and storage, query languages, security and privacy of sensitive data, and distributed computing issues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are large databases typically hosted?

<p>On computer clusters or cloud storage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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