Database Info


  1. The information about table index characteristics is stored in which table of INFORMATION_SCHEMA?











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    Correct Option: C

    The ‘STATISTICS’ table in the ‘INFORMATION_SCHEMA’ stores information about the table index characteristics. ‘INFORMATION_SCHEMA’ is responsible for storing database metadata.


  1. Which disk data does FILES table in INFORMATION_SCHEMA store?











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    Correct Option: B

    The ‘INFORMATION_SCHEMA’ is a method to access information about the databases and its objects known as metadata. It has various tables that can be viewed with ‘SHOW’ statement.



  1. INFORMATION_SCHEMA is based on the SQL standard.











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    Correct Option: B

    ‘INFORMATION_SCHEMA’ is another way to access information about the databases and its objects (metadata). It is based on the ‘SQL standard’, although some content is MySQL-specific.


  1. Which statement is used to determine the storage engine for individual tables?











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    Correct Option: D

    MySQL provides a method to determine the storage engine for each table with the ‘SHOW TABLE STATUS’ statement. The output of this statement is the name of the storage engine indicator.



  1. The general term for information about databases and the objects in MySQL is _________.











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    Correct Option: B

    There are various ways in which MySQL facilitates the methods to obtain information about databases and the objects in them. For example, ‘SHOW’ statements and ‘INFORMATION_SCHEMA’.