Sql Interview Question and Answers
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What is a data model? |
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It is a collection of concepts that can be used to describe the structure of a database. It provides necessary means to achieve this abstraction. By structure of a database we mean the data types, relations, and constraints that should hold on the data. |
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What are types of schema? |
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- Internal schema
- Conceptual schema
- External schema
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What are different types of DBMS? |
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- DBMS
- RDBMS (Relational)
- ORDBMS (Object Relational)
- DDBMS (Distributed)
- FDBMS (Federated)
- FDBMS (Federated)
- HDBMS (Hierarchical)
- NDBMS (Networked)
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What is a lock? |
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A lock is a variable associated with a data item that describes the status of the item with respect to the possible operations that can be applied to it. |
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What are the purpose of Normalisation? |
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- Minimize redundancy in data.
- Remove insert, delete and update anamoly during the database activities.
- Reduce the need to reorganize data it is modified or enhanced.
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