Hour 21, "Working with the System Catalog"

Quiz Answers

1: The system catalog is also known as what in some implementations?
A1: The system catalog is also known as the data dictionary.
2: Can a regular user update the system catalog?
A2: Not directly; however, when a user creates an object such as a table, the System Catalog is automatically updated.
3: What Sybase system table is used to retrieve information about views that exist in the database?
A3: SYSVIEWS
4: Who owns the system catalog?
A4: The owner of the system catalog is often a privileged database user account called SYS or SYSTEM. The system catalog can also be owned by the owner of the database, but is not ordinarily owned by a particular schema in the database.
5: What is the difference ...

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