DB2 Online Quiz



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Questions and Answers

Answer : B

Explanation

System services component handles DB2 startup and shutdown.

Q 2 - Which of the following can refer only to local tables?

A - Synonyms

B - Alias

C - Both A & B

D - None of these

Answer : A

Explanation

Alias can refer to both local as well as remote tables whereas synonyms refers only to local tables.

Q 3 - What is the maximum size of a CHAR data type in DB2?

A - 256 bytes

B - 1032 bytes

C - 254 bytes

D - 1064 bytes

Answer : C

Explanation

Char data type maximum size is of 254 bytes.

Q 4 - What does a positive SQL code indicates?

A - Exception

B - Failure

C - Success

D - None of these

Answer : A

Explanation

A negative SQL code indicates a failure while a positive one indicates an exception.

Answer : D

Explanation

When you will try to insert or update a record with duplicate key then you will face SQLCODE = -803

Q 6 - In which isolation level phantom rows can occur?

A - Repeatable Read

B - Read Stability

C - Both A & B

D - None of these

Answer : B

Explanation

In this isolation level other programs can INSERT new data so we can get phantom rows.

Q 7 - What action DB2 takes when a program executes successfully?

A - Auto Rollback

B - Auto Commit

C - Acquire

D - Release

Answer : B

Explanation

When a program executes successfully it does an auto commit.

Q 8 - When a table is dropped all the alias get dropped automatically. State whether true or false?

A - False

B - True

Answer : A

Explanation

This statement is incorrect. Synonyms get dropped automatically when we drop the table but alias of the table remains there. We need to manually drop the alias.

Q 9 - SQLCA is a SQL communication area through which DB2 passes feedback of SQL execution to the program. It tells the program whether execution was successful or not. State whether true or false?

A - False

B - True

Answer : B

Explanation

This statement is correct.

Q 10 - Which component is used to processes SQL statements and selects the access paths?

A - Buffer Manager

B - Data Manager

C - DB2 Optimizer

D - None of these

Answer : C

Explanation

DB2 optimizer is used to select the access paths & to process the SQL queries.

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