Quiz Discussion

A reason for using an SQL view to hide columns is

• 1]

  to simplify a result only

• 2]

  to prevent the display of sensitive data only

• 3]

  to accomplish both of the above

• 4]

  None of the above

Which one of the following is not true for a view

• 1]

  View is derived from other tables

• 2]

  View is a virtual table

• 3]

  A view definition is permanently stored as part of the database

• 4]

  View never contains derived columns

Which of the following is an advantage of view?

• 1]

  Data security

• 2]

  Derived columns

• 3]

  Hiding of complex queries

• 4]

  All of the above

What SQL structure is used to limit column values of a table?

• 1]

  The LIMIT constraint

• 2]

  The CHECK constraint

• 3]

  The VALUE constraint

• 4]

  None of the above

‘AS’ clause is used in SQL for

• 1]

  Selection operation

• 2]

  Rename operation

• 3]

  Join operation

• 4]

  Projection operation

Views constructed from SQL SELECT statements that conform to the SQL-92 standard may not contain

• 1]

  GROUP BY

• 2]

  WHERE

• 3]

  ORDER BY

• 4]

  FROM

The SQL ALTER statement can be used to

• 1]

  Change the table structure

• 2]

  Change the table data

• 3]

  Add rows to the table

• 4]

  Delete rows from the table

Count function in SQL returns the number of

• 1]

  Values

• 2]

  Distinct values

• 3]

  Groups

• 4]

  Columns

A report generator is used to

• 1]

  update files

• 2]

  print files on paper

• 3]

  data entry

• 4]

  delete files

Which of the following is an SQL trigger supported by Oracle?

• 1]

  BEFORE

• 2]

  AFTER

• 3]

  INSTEAD OF

• 4]

  All of the above