Exam 1 Study Guide
MIS 3220 - Database Management Systems
Midterm Exam 1 - October 2, 2025
Study Guide Sections
Exam 1 Overview
Exam Details
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Duration: 65 Minutes
Location: LSBE 233
Points: 150 points (15% of final grade)
Format: Closed book, closed notes
Exam Format
~20 Multiple Choice Questions - Database concepts, terminology, theory
Short Answer Questions - Explain concepts, compare techniques
ERD Business Rules - Interpret and create business rules from diagrams
SQL Queries - Write basic to intermediate SQL statements
Chapters Covered
Chapter 1: Database Systems
Chapter 2: Data Models
Chapter 4: Entity Relationship Modeling
Chapter 7: Introduction to SQL
Chapter 6: Normalization
Note: Chapter 5 will be covered in Midterm Exam 2