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How is a connection establised by ODBC? »

ODBC uses the description of the datasource available in the ODBC.INI file to load
the required drivers to access that particular back end database.

What description of a data source is required for ODBC? »

The name of the DBMS, the location of the source and the database dependent
information.

What is the function of a ODBC Driver? »

The ODBC Driver allows the developer to talk to the back end database.

What is the function of a ODBC manager? »

The ODBC Manager manages all the data sources that exists in the system.

What are the two components of ODBC? »

1. An ODBC manager/administrator and
2. ODBC driver.

What is inheritance? »

Inheritance is a method by which properties and methods of an existing object are automatically passed to any object derived from it.

What is the difference between file server and a database server? »

A file server just transfers all the data requested by all its client and the client processes the data while a database server runs the query and sends only the query output.

What are the four types of events? »

1. System Events.
2. Control Events
3. User Events
4. Other Events.