Storage Tier - Mendel Rosenblum CS142 Lecture Notes
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What is the purpose of a database schema?

  • To generate the model data of a view quickly
  • To handle app evolution over time
  • To fetch correct app data
  • To provide a good organization of storing application data (correct)

Which type of data organization does the relational model use?

  • Key-Value pairs
  • Tables (correct)
  • JSON documents
  • Graphs

What is one of the key features of a good storage system according to the text?

  • Being easily scalable from all over the world
  • Quickly generating model data for views
  • Storing data in multiple formats like files, objects, and networks
  • Always being fault tolerant and reliable (correct)

How are rows in a relational database table also known as?

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

What is the main role of a Mongoose model in a MongoDB database?

<p>Creating and managing database schemas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of system property is crucial for a storage system's availability?

<p>'Always available' even with many concurrent requests (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a primary key in a database table?

<p>Organize data around accesses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of web applications, what does Rails' Active Record do?

<p>Maps objects to database records (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is MongoDB's data model based on?

<p>Collections containing documents (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does MongoDB ensure fast lookups?

<p>By utilizing indexes for quick retrieval (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which feature of NoSQL databases like MongoDB aims to handle scalability and reliability?

<p>Handling scalability and reliability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do web applications benefit from using secondary keys in database tables?

<p>Improve query performance for specific fields (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of relational algebra in SQL?

<p>To assist in querying relational databases efficiently (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a database, what is the primary function of keys and indexes?

<p>To provide a way to access specific rows quickly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the AUTO_INCREMENT attribute in SQL help with?

<p>It generates unique values for a column automatically (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which SQL command is used to delete specific rows from a table based on a condition?

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

Why are indexes important for database performance?

<p>To optimize query performance by allowing fast data retrieval (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main benefit of using structured query language (SQL) for querying databases?

<p>It offers efficient ways to extract specific information from a database (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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