Register Number :
Name of the Candidate :
6237
[Link]. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012
( INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY )
( THIRD SEMESTER )
( PAPER - XIII )
311. ADVANCED RDBMS
December ] [ Time : 3 Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks
SECTION - A (8 × 5 = 40)
Answer any EIGHT questions.
ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
1. Discuss the complex objects.
2. Explain the informix unversal server.
3. Explain the features of Boyce-Codd normal
form.
4. Discuss the database design process.
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5. Define query optimization and explain its 13. E x p l a i n t h e desirable properties of
significance for a DBMS. transactions.
6. What is a query execution plan? 14. Write notes on :
7. Explain the validation control techniques. (a) Multiversion concurrency control
techniques.
8. Discuss the issues in database recovery.
(b) Va l i d a t i o n c o n c u r r e n c y c o n t r o l
9. Explain any five Oracle futures.
techniques.
10. Discuss the interpretation of rules.
15. List the advantages and disadvantages of
DDBMS and explain it.
SECTION - B (3 × 20 = 60)
Answer any THREE questions.
ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
11. Differentiate the following with respect to the
object oriented data model :
(a) Objects and Attributes.
(b) Methods and Messages.
(c) Overriding and Overloading.
(d) Polymorphism and Dynamic Binding.
12. Compare First, Second and Third normal forms
with examples.