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GATE CSE 2014 Set 2
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider a join (relation algebra) between relations r(R)and s(S) using the nested loop method. There are 3 buffers each of size equal to disk block size, out of which one buffer is reserved for intermediate results. Assuming size(r(R)) < size(s(S)), the join will have fewer number of disk block accesses if
A
relation r(R) is in the outer loop.
B
relation s(S) is in the outer loop.
C
join selection factor between r(R) and s(S) is more than 0.5.
D
join selection factor between r(R) and s(S) is less than 0.5.
2
GATE CSE 2012
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider the following relations A, B and C:
A
ID Name Age
12 Arun 60
15 Shreya 24
99 Rohit 11

B
ID Name Age
15 Shreya 24
25 Hari 40
98 Rohit 20
99 Rohit 11

C
ID Phone Area
10 2200 02
99 2100 01

How many tuples does the result of the following SQL query contain?

SELECT A.Id 
FROM A 
WHERE A.Age > ALL (SELECT B.Age 
                   FROM B 
                   WHERE B.Name = 'Arun')
A
4
B
3
C
0
D
1
3
GATE CSE 2012
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider the following relations A, B and C:
A
ID Name Age
12 Arun 60
15 Shreya 24
99 Rohit 11

B
ID Name Age
15 Shreya 24
25 Hari 40
98 Rohit 20
99 Rohit 11

C
ID Phone Area
10 2200 02
99 2100 01

How many tuples does the result of the following relational algebra expression contain? Assume that the schema of A ∪ B is the same as that of A. $$(A\cup B)\bowtie _{A.Id > 40 \vee C.Id < 15} C$$

A
7
B
4
C
5
D
9
4
GATE CSE 2012
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Suppose R1 (A, B) and R2 (C, D) are two relation schemas. Let r1 and r2 be the corresponding relation instances. B is a foreign key that refers to C in R2. If data in r1 and r2 satisfy referential integrity constraints, which of the following is ALWAYS TRUE?
A
$$\prod_{B}(r_{1})- \prod _{C}(r_{2})= \varnothing$$
B
$$\prod_{C}(r_{2})- \prod _{B}(r_{1})= \varnothing$$
C
$$\prod_{B}(r_{1}) = \prod _{C}(r_{2})$$
D
$$\prod_{B}(r_{1}) - \prod _{C}(r_{2}) \neq \varnothing$$
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