December
1998 QUESTION 1 (Compulsory) Total Marks: 20 Marks |
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| (a) | What are the differences between a centralized
database, a distributed database and a client-server database?
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[6] |
| (b) | What are the three important characteristics
of the database approach?
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[3] |
| (c) | What do you understand by | [6] |
| (i) the DBMS engine and | ||
| (ii) the Interface Subsystem
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| (d) | What is a domain? Your answer should include an
appropriate example.
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[3] |
| (e) | Differentiate between a unary and a ternary relationship | [2] |