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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Rdbms knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
If the database modifications occur while the transaction is still active, the transaction is said to use the __________ modification technique |
A. | Deferred |
B. | Immediate |
C. | More than one of the mentioned |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» C. More than one of the mentioned | |
2. |
A __________ checkpoint is a checkpoint where transactions are allowed to perform updates even while buffer blocks are being written out. |
A. | Temporary |
B. | Fuzzy |
C. | Permanent |
D. | Recovery |
Answer» C. Permanent | |
3. |
State true or false: Using checkpoints reduces overhead |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
4. |
If a transaction does not modify the database until it has committed it is said to use a _______ modification technique |
A. | Deferred |
B. | Immediate |
C. | More than one of the mentioned |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Immediate | |
5. |
A____________CHECKPOINT_IS_A_CHECKPOINT_WHERE_TRANSACTIONS_ARE_ALLOWED_TO_PERFORM_UPDATES_EVEN_WHILE_BUFFER_BLOCKS_ARE_BEING_WRITTEN_OUT.?$ |
A. | Temporary |
B. | Fuzzy |
C. | Permanent |
D. | Recovery |
Answer» C. Permanent | |
6. |
If the database modifications occur while the transaction is still active, the transaction is said to use the __________ modification technique$ |
A. | Deferred |
B. | Immediate |
C. | More than one of the mentioned |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» C. More than one of the mentioned | |
7. |
State true or false: Using checkpoints reduces overhea? |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
8. |
We say that a transaction has been ________ when its commit log record has been output to stable storage. |
A. | Locked |
B. | Completed |
C. | Committed |
D. | Released |
Answer» D. Released | |
9. |
If a transaction does not modify the database until it has committed it is said to use a _______ modification technique |
A. | Deferred |
B. | Immediate |
C. | More than one of the mentioned |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Immediate | |
10. |
The value of the data item prior to the write is called as _________ |
A. | Transaction identifier |
B. | Data-item identifier |
C. | Old value |
D. | New value |
Answer» D. New value | |
11. |
The unique identifier of the transaction that performed the write operation is called as _______ |
A. | Transaction identifier |
B. | Data-item identifier |
C. | Old value |
D. | New value |
Answer» B. Data-item identifier | |
12. |
Which of the following fields does the update log record have? |
A. | Transaction identifier |
B. | Data-item identifier |
C. | Old value |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
An update log record describes a ________ database write |
A. | Single |
B. | Double |
C. | Triple |
D. | Quadruple |
Answer» B. Double | |
14. |
The most widely used structure for recording database modification is called as _______ |
A. | Log |
B. | List |
C. | Queue |
D. | Stack |
Answer» B. List | |