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The document contains class notes on database management systems (DBMS). It includes answers to 23 questions covering topics such as the difference between data and information, the purpose of tables, fields and records, queries, forms, database management systems, creating and organizing tables, primary keys, database administrators, data redundancy and inconsistency, advantages of databases, SQL, DDL, DML, TCL, foreign keys, the difference between DBMS and RDBMS, database objects, and the difference between char and varchar data types.

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The document contains class notes on database management systems (DBMS). It includes answers to 23 questions covering topics such as the difference between data and information, the purpose of tables, fields and records, queries, forms, database management systems, creating and organizing tables, primary keys, database administrators, data redundancy and inconsistency, advantages of databases, SQL, DDL, DML, TCL, foreign keys, the difference between DBMS and RDBMS, database objects, and the difference between char and varchar data types.

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Class Notes

Class: X Topic: DBMS

Subject: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Q1. What is difference between data and information? Explain


Ans- Data is raw fact and figure. It doesn’t depend on Information.

Information is the data that has been organized and processed. Information relies on data.
Q2. What do you mean by database? Explain.

Ans-A database is collection of interrelated data and set of procedures to access the data.

Q3. What do you mean by table? Explain.

Ans- A Table is a collection of records that can be divided into fields. Each field holds a single piece of
information.
Q4.How can you organize a table?
Ans- A table is organized in the form of Rows and Columns
Q8. What are difference between field and record?

Ans- A field is raw fact and figure where A record is a collection of fields.
Q9. What do you mean by query?

Ans- A query is a statement that gives us filtered data according to our condition.

Q10. What do you mean by form?

Ans- A form is an interface in user specified layout that lets users view, enter changes data directly in the
table.
Q11. What do you mean by Database Management System?
Ans- Database Management System or DBMS is computer program that manages a database effectively and
efficiently. Ex- BASE, MsAccess, MySQL
Q12. How can you create a database?
Click on start->openofffice-> Openoffice base-> Select create new database option ->Finish then provide a
database name and save it.
Q13. Write down the steps in creating a new table in design view.

Ans- After creating database then select Table menu then select Design view then provide fields name and
data type then set primary key and save the table.
Q14. How can you create query in the database?

Ans-Select Query object->Select Create query in design view-> select and table -> select required fields and
set the criteria and name the query.
Q15. What do you mean by primary key?

Ans-A primary key is a set of one or more fields that can uniquely identify record within table.

Q16. What is the purpose of Database Administrator(DBA)?

Ans- DBA is a person ,who is responsible for designing , creating and maintaining the database to satisfy the
needs of users. All access to the database is controlled by them using DBMS/RDBMS.
Q17. What do you mean by Data Redundancy?

Ans- Duplication of data in a table or database.

Q18. What do you mean by Data Inconsistency?

Ans- Multiple mismatching copies of same data in a table or database.

Q19. What are advantages of Database?

Ans-
i) Database reduce data redundancy
ii) Database can control data inconsistency
iii) Database facilitate sharing of data
iv) Database enforce standards
v) Database can ensure data security
Q20. What is SQL?

Ans-SQL stands for Structure Query Language, It is a language that enables us to create and operate on
relational databases, which are set of related information stored in tables.
Q21. Explain DDL,DML,TCL
Ans-
DDL- Data Definition Language , allow us to perform task related to Data definition Ex- Create, Drop
DML- Data Manipulation Language , allow us to manipulation in database. Ex- Select, Update, Delete, Insert
TCL- Transaction Control Language , allow us to control transaction. Ex- Commit, Rollback
Q22. What is Foreign Key ?

Ans-A FOREIGN KEY is a key used to link two tables together. A FOREIGN KEY is a field (or collection of fields)
in one table that refers to the PRIMARY KEY in another table. The table containing the foreign key is called the
child table, and the table containing the candidate key is called the referenced or parent table.
Q23 Difference between DBMS and RDBMS

i) DBMS stores data as file and RDBMS stores data as table.


ii) DBMS supports single user and RDBMS supports multiple user.
iii) There is no security in DBMS, Multi level security in RDBMS
iv) Data redundancy is common in DBMS, RDBMS reduce it.
Q23 What are the database objects?
Ans-
i) Table- Stores data in tabular format
ii) Query- Fetch/Manipulate data from table
iii) Form- Provide Interface
iv) Report-Printed format
24. Difference between Char and Varchar data type

Ans- i) Char- stores fixed length data , Varchar- store variable length data.
ii) char- Length varies from 0-255,Varchar- length varies from 0-65535
iiI)char-static memory allocation, Varchar- Dynamic memory allocation

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