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Previous Year Question Paper

CY-405 - Database Management System

November 2023CSCYSEMESTER-4
November 2023
Max Marks:
Duration:
Q.1
a)Unit 1

Explain the architecture of Database Management Systems with neat diagram?

b)Unit 1

What is Null Attribute? With suitable diagram explain Weak and Strong Entity Set.

Q.2
a)Unit 1

Discuss about File Organization and Access methods.

b)Unit 2

How to write the queries in Relational Algebra? Explain with examples.

Q.3
a)Unit 2

What do you understand by Tuples and Attributes? Explain with examples.

b)Unit 2

Discuss about Joins with suitable examples.

Q.4
a)Unit 3

Explain normalization using (1NF, 2NF, 4NF) with suitable examples?

b)Unit 3

What are the steps to be followed to convert a relation in 3NF to BCNF?

Q.5
a)Unit 3

Compute the closer of the following set of functional dependencies for a relation scheme. R(A, B, C, D, E), F = { A → BC, CD → E, B → D, E → A } List out the candidate keys of R.

b)Unit 4

State and explain shadow paging with suitable example.

Q.6
a)Unit 4

Discuss about Timestamp Based Concurrency Control.

b)Unit 4

What do you understand by Deadlocks, Explain Avoidance and Prevention in deadlock?

Q.7
a)Unit 5

Write an algorithm to implement project and join operation of relational algebra.

b)Unit 5

Compare Single and Multilevel indices.

Q.8
Unit 5

Write short notes on any two:

i) Complexity Measures

ii) Components of DBMS

iii) Triggers

iv) Recoverability