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CompTIA DataSys+ practice test

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Question 1 Database fundamentals

Question 1: Database fundamentals

A database administrator needs to ensure that a transaction either completes entirely or has no effect at all if any part fails. Which ACID property describes this requirement?

Question 2 Normalization

Question 2: Normalization

A table contains repeating groups of phone numbers stored in a single column for each customer. To bring this table into first normal form, the administrator should:

Question 3 SQL data manipulation

Question 3: SQL data manipulation

Which SQL statement is used to retrieve only rows from an orders table where the order total is greater than 500?

Question 4 Indexing

Question 4: Indexing

A query that filters on a frequently searched column is running slowly because the database performs a full table scan. The most appropriate action to improve performance is to:

Question 5 Backup strategies

Question 5: Backup strategies

A company performs a full backup every Sunday and differential backups on the other days. To restore the database after a failure on Thursday, the administrator must apply:

Question 6 Database security

Question 6: Database security

Granting users only the minimum database privileges necessary to perform their job duties is an application of which security principle?

Question 7 Concurrency control

Question 7: Concurrency control

Two transactions are each waiting for a resource that the other holds, and neither can proceed. This situation is known as a:

Question 8 Referential integrity

Question 8: Referential integrity

A foreign key constraint is defined on the orders table referencing the customers table. This constraint prevents:

Question 9 High availability

Question 9: High availability

A database administrator configures synchronous replication to a standby server in a separate data center. The primary benefit of this configuration is:

Question 10 Database deployment

Question 10: Database deployment

When promoting a database schema change from a development environment to production, the recommended practice is to:

Question 11 Data encryption

Question 11: Data encryption

Transparent data encryption protects a database primarily by:

Question 12 Performance monitoring

Question 12: Performance monitoring

A database administrator notices that a server's performance degrades during peak hours. To identify the slowest queries consuming the most resources, the administrator should:

Question 13 Database maintenance

Question 13: Database maintenance

Over time, an index becomes fragmented, reducing query efficiency. The appropriate maintenance task to address index fragmentation is to:

Question 14 NoSQL databases

Question 14: NoSQL databases

A document-oriented NoSQL database such as one storing JSON documents is most appropriate when:

Question 15 Disaster recovery

Question 15: Disaster recovery

In disaster recovery planning, the recovery point objective, or RPO, defines:

Question 16 SQL joins

Question 16: SQL joins

An administrator needs a result set that includes all rows from the employees table and any matching rows from the departments table, with nulls where no department match exists. The appropriate join is a:

Question 17 Access control

Question 17: Access control

Role-based access control improves database security management by:

Question 18 Data warehousing

Question 18: Data warehousing

In a data warehouse using a star schema, the central fact table typically contains:

Question 19 Patching and updates

Question 19: Patching and updates

Before applying a critical security patch to a production database server, the recommended first step is to:

Question 20 SQL injection prevention

Question 20: SQL injection prevention

The most effective technique to prevent SQL injection attacks in an application that queries a database is to:

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  • Review 3 real-world analogies, topic article cards, and source checks after each question so networking and security controls feel easier to recognize under pressure.
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