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Q131.
The slotted page structure is used for _________

a.

Organizing records in a block

b.

Organizing blocks in a database

c.

Deleting records from a block

d.

None of the mentioned

Discuss
Answer: (a).Organizing records in a block
Q132.
The header in the slotted page structure does not contain which of the following data?

a.

The number of record entries in the header

b.

The end of free space in a block

c.

The size of all the records put together in the header

d.

An array containing location and size of each record

Discuss
Answer: (c).The size of all the records put together in the header
Q133.
State true or false: It is easier to delete a record from the fixed length records

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (b).False
Q134.
What is heap file organization?

a.

Any record can be placed wherever there is a space for the record

b.

Records are stored in a sequential order according to a search key

c.

A hash function is computed on some attribute and that decides the block

d.

None of the mentioned

Discuss
Answer: (a).Any record can be placed wherever there is a space for the record
Q135.
What is sequential file organization?

a.

Any record can be placed wherever there is a space for the record

b.

Records are stored in a sequential order according to a search key

c.

A hash function is computed on some attribute and that decides the block

d.

None of the mentioned

Discuss
Answer: (b).Records are stored in a sequential order according to a search key
Q136.
What is hashing file organization?

a.

Any record can be placed wherever there is a space for the record

b.

Records are stored in a sequential order according to a search key

c.

A hash function is computed on some attribute and that decides the block

d.

None of the mentioned

Discuss
Answer: (c).A hash function is computed on some attribute and that decides the block
Q137.
What is a search key in sequential file organization?

a.

A number assigned to each record

b.

Necessarily the primary key

c.

Any attribute or a set of attributes

d.

None of the mentioned

Discuss
Answer: (c).Any attribute or a set of attributes
Q138.
Metadata about the relations are stored in ________

a.

File header

b.

Data dictionary

c.

Data query

d.

Data analyser

Discuss
Answer: (b).Data dictionary
Q139.
Data dictionary is also called as ________

a.

Data log

b.

System log

c.

System catalog

d.

System database log

Discuss
Answer: (c).System catalog
Q140.
What is a multitable clustering file organization?

a.

It stores related records of two or more relations in each block

b.

It stores related data about the relations in each block

c.

It links each and every block by introducing an external attribute

d.

None of the mentioned

Discuss
Answer: (a).It stores related records of two or more relations in each block
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