SQL Database Fundamentals
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Question 1: What is the primary purpose of an SQL JOIN operation?
To delete duplicate records
To combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column
To sort data in ascending order
To create new tables
Question 2: In a database transaction, what does ACID stand for?
Asynchronous, Continuous, Integrated, Distributed
Active, Centralized, Isolated, Durable
Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability
Automated, Concurrent, Indexed, Dynamic
Question 3: A company's database is experiencing slow query performance. Which of these is most likely to help?
Adding more data to the tables
Creating appropriate indexes
Converting all data to TEXT type
Removing all foreign keys
Question 4: What is the main difference between HAVING and WHERE clauses?
HAVING filters grouped data, WHERE filters individual rows
HAVING is faster than WHERE
WHERE can only be used with SELECT statements
HAVING can only filter text data
Question 5: In the context of database normalization, what is the main purpose of Third Normal Form (3NF)?
To remove duplicate columns
To eliminate transitive dependencies
To ensure primary key uniqueness
To remove all NULL values
Question 6: What happens when you execute a ROLLBACK command?
The entire database is deleted
All changes since the last COMMIT are undone
The database is backed up
All users are disconnected
Question 7: Which statement about SQL views is correct?
Views always improve query performance
Views are virtual tables based on SQL statements
Views can only contain data from one table
Views physically store data
Question 8: What is the primary advantage of using stored procedures?
They make the database smaller
They provide better security and performance
They automatically backup data
They prevent database crashes