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  • A transitive dependency is which of the following?


  • Options
  • A. A functional dependency between two or more key attributes.
  • B. A functional dependency between two or more nonkey attributes.
  • C. A relation that is in first normal form.
  • D. A relation that is in second normal form.

  • Correct Answer
  • A functional dependency between two or more nonkey attributes. 


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    • 1. A shared database should:

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    • A. be accurate and available.
    • B. provide for backup and recovery.
    • C. be secure.
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. For every relationship, how many possible types of actions are there when enforcing minimum cardinalities?

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    • A. Two
    • B. Three
    • C. Four
    • D. Six
    • Discuss
    • 3. With this type of SQL Server cursor concurrency no lock is obtained until the user updates the data.

    • Options
    • A. READ_ONLY
    • B. SCROLL_LOCK
    • C. OPTIMISTIC
    • D. PESSIMISTIC
    • Discuss
    • 4. When mapping a supertype/subtype relationship which of the following is true?

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    • A. The supertype primary key is assigned to each subtype.
    • B. The subtype primary key is assigned to each supertype.
    • C. There is no link between the supertype/subtype entities.
    • D. There is no primary key/foreign key relationship between a supertype/subtype.
    • Discuss
    • 5. A collection of interrelated records is called a

    • Options
    • A. Datasheet
    • B. Spreadsheet
    • C. Database
    • D. Utility File
    • Discuss
    • 6. It is necessary to sort a file before searching a particular item

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • C. May or may not be true
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Parenthesis is never required in Postfix or Prefix expressions

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    • A. TRUE
    • B. FALSE
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which type of entity is related to two or more associated entities that each contain specialized attributes that apply to some but not all of the instances of the entity?

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    • A. Supertype entity
    • B. Subtype entity
    • C. Archetype entity
    • D. Instance entity
    • Discuss
    • 9. To eliminate definition duplication, XML Schemas define:

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    • A. an intersection table.
    • B. global elements.
    • C. a normalized definition table.
    • D. None of the above is correct.
    • Discuss
    • 10. When an entity instance may be a member of multiple subtypes or it does not have to be a member of a subtype, it is which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. Disjoint with total specialization
    • B. Disjoint with partial specialization
    • C. Overlap with total specialization
    • D. Overlap with partial specialization
    • Discuss


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