Database Questions and Answers – Tuple Relational Calculus and Domain Relational Calculus

This set of Database test focuses on “Tuple Relational Calculus and Domain Relational Calculus”.

1. Find the ID, name, dept name, salary for instructors whose salary is greater than $80,000 .
a) {t | t ε instructor ∧ t[salary] > 80000}
b) Э t ∈ r (Q(t))
c) {t | Э s ε instructor (t[ID] = s[ID]∧ s[salary] > 80000)}
d) None of the mentioned
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2. A query in the tuple relational calculus is expressed as:
a) {t | P() | t}
b) {P(t) | t }
c) {t | P(t)}
d) All of the mentioned
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3.

{t | Э s ε instructor (t[name] = s[name]
∧ Э u ε department (u[dept name] = s[dept name]
∧ u[building] = “Watson”))}

Which of the following best describes the query?
a) Finds the names of all instructors whose department is in the Watson building
b) Finds the names of all department is in the Watson building
c) Finds the name of the dapartment whose instructor and building is Watson
d) Returns the building name of all the departments
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4. Which of the following symbol is used in the place of except?
a) ^
b) V
c) ¬
d) ~
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5. “Find all students who have taken all courses offered in the Biology department.” The expressions that matches this sentence is :
a) Э t ε r (Q(t))
b) ∀ t ε r (Q(t))
c) ¬ t ε r (Q(t))
d) ~ t ε r (Q(t))
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6. Which of the following is the comparison operator in tuple relational calculus
a) ⇒
b) =
c) ε
d) All of the mentioned
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7. An expression in the domain relational calculus is of the form
a) {P(x1, x2, . . . , xn) | < x1, x2, . . . , xn > }
b) {x1, x2, . . . , xn | < x1, x2, . . . , xn > }
c) { x1, x2, . . . , xn | x1, x2, . . . , xn}
d) {< x1, x2, . . . , xn > | P(x1, x2, . . . , xn)}
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8. Find the names of all instructors in the Physics department together with the course id of all courses they teach:
a)

{< c > | Э s (< c, a, s, y, b, r, t >ε section
∧s = “Fall” ∧ y = “2009”
∨Эu (< c, a, s, y, b, r, t >ε section
∧s = “Spring” ∧ y = “2010”

b)

{< n, c > | Э i, a (< i, c, a, s, y > ε teaches
∧ Э d, s (< i, n, d, s > ε instructor ∧ d = “Physics”))}

c)

{< n > | Э i, d, s (< i, n, d, s > ε instructor ∧ s > 80000)}

d)

{< i, n, d, s > | < i, n, d, s > ε instructor ∧ s > 80000}

9. In domain relaional calculus “there exist” can be expressed as
a) (P1(x))
b) (P1(x)) Э x
c) V x (P1(x))
d) Э x (P1(x))
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10. A set of possible data values is called
a) Attribute
b) Degree
c) Tuple
d) Domain
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