FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (CO-ED)
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DESIGN
SUBJECT NAME: DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SEM: IV
SUBJECT CODE: 22CS43 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2024-25
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
MODULE 1
1) a) Explain the Advantages of using the DBMS approach
b) Define the following terms with an example
a. Database Schema f. Entity
b. Weak Entity Type g. Attributes
c. Schema Diagram h. Relationship
d. Instances I. Entity Type
e. Metadata k. Entity Set
2) a) Write Notations of ER diagram. Create an ER diagram representing an airline
database.
b) Explain the main characteristics of the database approach and how it differs from
traditional file system.
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MODULE 2
3) a) Describe the steps of an algorithm for ER to Relational Mapping
b) Define the terms - Entity integrity, referential integrity and foreign key with
examples.
4) a) Write the Relational algebra operations for the given queries
i. Find the name of all the employees who work on all the project controlled by
department number = 3
ii. Retrieve the name & salary of all employees who work for the ‘Research’
department.
iii. List the names of managers who have at least one dependent.
b) Explain Insert ,delete and Update operations constraint violations with examples.