Advanced Database Management System MCA paper Nov 2021

  • Subject Code: - PGCA 1953
  • Subject Name: - Advanced Database Management System
  • Date of Examination: - Nov 2021
  • Class: - MCA 1st
  • Exam Mode: - Online

Instructions to Candidates

  1. Attempt any FIVE question(s), each question carries 14 marks.

QUESTIONS

  1. What is DBMS? Explain the different components of DBMS. What are the advantages of DBMS over Traditional File Processing system?
  2. What is an ER model? What are the different types of attributes and how are they represented in ER diagrams? Explain the concept of strong and weak entity sets with the help of examples.
  3. What is Functional Dependency? Explain in detail the first three Normal Forms and the Boyce Codd Normal form (Along with anomalies and examples).
  4. Define Relational Algebra. Explain the fundamental operations of Relational Algebra with the help of examples.
    1. What is a Parallel Database? What are the benefits of Parallel Database?
    2. Discuss the locking protocols used in distributed serializability.
    1. What are the advantages of a distributed database management system over a centralized DBMS?
    2. Explain Concurrency Control and Recovery in Distributed Databases.
  5. What is a Spatial Database System? Explain the different spatial data types, data structures and methods of storage.
  6. Explain in detail multidimensional database system. Also explain what are NOSQL databases?

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