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This section includes 49 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Structured Query Language (SQL) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
In which directory are the DBI scripts located? |
A. | cgi-inc |
B. | cgi-bin |
C. | cgi-usr |
D. | cgi-perl |
Answer» C. cgi-usr | |
2. |
Which is the log in which data changes received from a replication master server are written? |
A. | error log |
B. | general query log |
C. | binary log |
D. | relay log |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Multiple MySQL servers can be easily run on the same machine. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
4. |
The program that performs logical backups is _____________ |
A. | mysqlimport |
B. | mysqldump |
C. | myslqpit |
D. | mysqllogic |
Answer» C. myslqpit | |
5. |
In ‘mysqldump’ which option is used to make all tables in the destination databases to use a different storage engine? |
A. | –next-storage-engine |
B. | –new-storage-engine |
C. | –clear-storage-engine |
D. | –get-storage-engine |
Answer» C. –clear-storage-engine | |
6. |
PHP scripts are located in the web client document tree. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
7. |
In which context is the privilege ‘CREATE TABLESPACE’ applied? |
A. | Server administration |
B. | Tables |
C. | Stored routines |
D. | Views |
Answer» B. Tables | |
8. |
Which program copies the databases from one server to another? |
A. | mysqldbcopy |
B. | mysqlcopydb |
C. | mysqlflushdb |
D. | mysqldbflush |
Answer» B. mysqlcopydb | |
9. |
REPAIR TABLE works with how many of the following? |
A. | 0 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
To use ‘mysqldbcopy’ which privileges are required on the source server? |
A. | CREATE |
B. | INSERT |
C. | UPDATE |
D. | SELECT |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
What are PHP variables preceded by? |
A. | _ |
B. | @ |
C. | $ |
D. | & |
Answer» D. & | |
12. |
In PHP, how is the first element accessed if $a represents an array with numeric indices? |
A. | $a[1] |
B. | $a[0] |
C. | $a.1 |
D. | $a.0 |
Answer» C. $a.1 | |
13. |
How is the output from PHP generated? |
A. | statically generated |
B. | dynamically generated |
C. | not generated |
D. | no output |
Answer» C. not generated | |
14. |
CHECK TABLE works with how many of the following? |
A. | 0 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
The place where the server stores its databases and status files are called the data directory. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
16. |
The MySQL server is poorly configurable. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
17. |
The higher priority is ______________ |
A. | writes |
B. | reads |
C. | same priority |
D. | machine dependent |
Answer» B. reads | |
18. |
Which data type is best suited to store currency values? |
A. | INT |
B. | FLOAT |
C. | DOUBLE |
D. | DECIMAL |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
Which option is used in ‘mysqldump’ to make all tables in the destination databases to use a different storage engine? |
A. | –next-storage-engine |
B. | –new-storage-engine |
C. | –clear-storage-engine |
D. | –get-storage-engine |
Answer» C. –clear-storage-engine | |
20. |
What is the default size of ‘max_binlog_cache_size’ system variable? |
A. | 1 GB |
B. | 2 GB |
C. | 4 GB |
D. | 8 GB |
Answer» D. 8 GB | |
21. |
The metadata log is _______________ |
A. | error log |
B. | ddl log |
C. | binary log |
D. | relay log |
Answer» C. binary log | |
22. |
How many of these can replace ‘level’ in ‘–myisam-recover = level’? |
A. | 0 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
The place where the server stores its databases and status files are the database directory. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» C. May be True or False | |
24. |
Which operator is used to access property of an object in PHP? |
A. | . |
B. | * |
C. | -> |
D. | @ |
Answer» D. @ | |
25. |
Arrays can have associative indices in PHP. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
C. | May be True or False |
D. | Can't say |
Answer» B. False | |
26. |
Which function returns reference to array of row values? |
A. | fetchrow_array() |
B. | fetchrow_arrayref() |
C. | fetch() |
D. | fetchrow_hashref() |
Answer» C. fetch() | |
27. |
Which program converts binary log files to statements in text form? |
A. | mysqldump |
B. | mysqllog |
C. | mysqlbin |
D. | mysqlbinlog |
Answer» E. | |
28. |
The ‘mysqlbackup’ command to perform a restore operation is _____________ |
A. | copy-back-and-apply-log |
B. | apply-log-and-copy-back |
C. | copy-log-and-apply-back |
D. | apply-back-and-copy-log |
Answer» B. apply-log-and-copy-back | |
29. |
What is the default path to Perl in Unix? |
A. | /usr/bin/perl |
B. | /usr/bin |
C. | /usr/perl |
D. | /usr/perl/bin |
Answer» B. /usr/bin | |
30. |
Which is the stored program associated with a schedule? |
A. | Trigger |
B. | Event |
C. | Stored function |
D. | Stored procedure |
Answer» C. Stored function | |
31. |
The function ‘fetchrow_hashref()’ returns reference to hash of row values keyed by ______________ |
A. | row name |
B. | column name |
C. | table name |
D. | database name |
Answer» C. table name | |
32. |
Which function returns reference to hash of row values? |
A. | fetchrow_array() |
B. | fetchrow_arrayref() |
C. | fetch() |
D. | fetchrow_hashref() |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
How many of the following languages can interface to bind to the C API of MySQL? |
A. | 0 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
What is the Perl DBI? |
A. | database inheritance |
B. | database integrity |
C. | database interface |
D. | database isolation |
Answer» D. database isolation | |
35. |
For which table does ‘REPAIR TABLE’ not work? |
A. | MyISAM |
B. | ARCHIVE |
C. | CSV |
D. | InnoDB |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
To perform consistency checks on a MyISAM table the statement is _____________ |
A. | CHECK TABLE |
B. | REPAIR TABLE |
C. | ANALYZE TABLE |
D. | OPTIMIZE TABLE |
Answer» B. REPAIR TABLE | |
37. |
The line which is written at the top of the script to write a Perl script using CGI.pm is ______________ |
A. | use this CGI |
B. | put CGI |
C. | use CGI |
D. | include CGI |
Answer» D. include CGI | |
38. |
Which of the following columns is not returned by ‘OPTIMIZE TABLE’? |
A. | Table |
B. | Op |
C. | Msg_type |
D. | Msg_txt |
Answer» E. | |
39. |
The column not returned by ‘OPTIMIZE TABLE’ is _____________ |
A. | Table |
B. | Msg_txt |
C. | Op |
D. | Msg_type |
Answer» C. Op | |
40. |
The statement that performs key distribution analysis and stores the distribution for the named tables is _____________ |
A. | CHECK TABLE |
B. | ANALYZE TABLE |
C. | CHECKSUM TABLE |
D. | OPTIMIZE TABLE |
Answer» C. CHECKSUM TABLE | |
41. |
WHAT_TYPES_OF_DATABASE_MAINTENANCE_SHOULD_BE_EXECUTED_??$ |
A. | Update SQL Server’s usage |
B. | Validate the database objects and system catalogs are free of corruption |
C. | Determine the fragmentation for tables and indexes |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
Create_a_Database_Maintenance_Plan_that_creates_a__________backup_within_SQL_Server.$ |
A. | Partial |
B. | Snapshot |
C. | Full |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
43. |
Purpose of DBCC DBREINDEX command is to ? |
A. | Rebuilds one or more indexes for a table in the specified database |
B. | Rebuilds only one index for a table in the specified database |
C. | Displays fragmentation information for the data and indexes of the specified table |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Rebuilds only one index for a table in the specified database | |
44. |
______________ runs UPDATE STATISTICS against all user-defined tables in the current database. |
A. | sp_updatestats |
B. | DBCC CHECKDB |
C. | DBCC CATALOG |
D. | DBCC INDEXDEFRAG |
Answer» B. DBCC CHECKDB | |
45. |
Which of the following command defragments clustered and secondary indexes of the specified table ? |
A. | DBCC SHOWCONTIG |
B. | DBCC CHECKDB |
C. | DBCC CATALOG |
D. | DBCC INDEXDEFRAG |
Answer» E. | |
46. |
Which of the following is used to Validate the database objects ? |
A. | DBCC SHOWCONTIG |
B. | DBCC CHECKDB |
C. | DBCC CATALOG |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» C. DBCC CATALOG | |
47. |
Which of the following is used to determine the fragmentation for tables and indexes ? |
A. | DBCC SHOWCONTIG |
B. | DBCC CHECKDB |
C. | DBCC CHECKCATALOG |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. DBCC CHECKDB | |
48. |
Point out the correct statement related to database maintenance : |
A. | Performing SQL Server Maintenance with Maintenance Window |
B. | Performing SQL Server Maintenance with No Maintenance Window |
C. | Performing SQL Server Maintenance with Scrip Maintenance Window |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» C. Performing SQL Server Maintenance with Scrip Maintenance Window | |
49. |
The SQL Server Maintenance Solution comprises scripts for running __________ maintenance on all editions of Microsoft SQL Server. |
A. | backups |
B. | integrity checks |
C. | index |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |