CSC461 Advanced Database

Advanced Database TU Board 2080 question paper

12 questionsSit this paper (timed)

Tribhuvan University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology

Semester 8 · TU Board 2080

Course Title: Advanced Database (CSC461)

Full Marks: 60Pass Marks: 24Time: 3 hours

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Group A

Attempt any TWO question.(2 × 10 = 20)

  1. 1.

    Explain different features of enhanced ER(EER) model. Compare specialization with generalization.

    10
  2. 2.

    Compare object oriented database with object relational database. What are different object database features that have been included in SQL ?

    10
  3. 3.

    Why distributed database is important? What is transparency? Explain different types of transparencies in distributed databases.

    10

Group B

Attempt any EIGHT question.(8 × 5 = 40)

  1. 4.

    Why hashing is important to store data in databases? What is primary file organization?

    5
  2. 5.

    Explain aggregation with suitable example.

    5
  3. 6.

    What is ODMG object model? What is object definition language?

    5
  4. 7.

    Explain different steps in query processing

    5
  5. 8.

    Why query optimization is essential in databases? What is heuristic optimization?

    5
  6. 9.

    Define fragmentation. Explain horizontal fragmentation with an example.

    5
  7. 10.

    What are the characteristics of NOSQL Systems?

    5
  8. 11.

    What is the concept of active database? What are triggers?

    5
  9. 12.

    Write short notes on: a) Big data b) Information retrieval

    5

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