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  • Question
  • The primary key is selected from the:


  • Options
  • A. composite keys.
  • B. determinants.
  • C. candidate keys.
  • D. foreign keys.

  • Correct Answer
  • candidate keys. 


  • The Relational Model and Normalization problems


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    • 1. If attributes A and B determine attribute C, then it is also true that:

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    • A. A ? C.
    • B. B ? C.
    • C. (A,B) is a composite determinant.
    • D. C is a determinant.
    • Discuss
    • 2. An attribute is a(n):

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    • A. column of a table.
    • B. two dimensional table.
    • C. row of a table.
    • D. key of a table.
    • Discuss
    • 3. A key:

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    • A. must always be composed of two or more columns.
    • B. can only be one column.
    • C. identifies a row.
    • D. identifies a column.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is a group of one or more attributes that uniquely identifies a row?

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    • A. Key
    • B. Determinant
    • C. Tuple
    • D. Relation
    • Discuss
    • 5. Every time attribute A appears, it is matched with the same value of attribute B, but not the same value of attribute C. Therefore, it is true that:

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    • A. A ? B.
    • B. A ? C.
    • C. A ? (B,C).
    • D. (B,C) ? A.
    • Discuss
    • 6. In the relational model, relationships between relations or tables are created by using:

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    • A. composite keys.
    • B. determinants.
    • C. candidate keys.
    • D. foreign keys.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Table is synonymous with the term:

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    • A. record.
    • B. relation.
    • C. column.
    • D. field.
    • Discuss
    • 8. For some relations, changing the data can have undesirable consequences called:

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    • A. referential integrity constraints.
    • B. modification anomalies.
    • C. normal forms.
    • D. transitive dependencies.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is not a restriction for a table to be a relation?

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    • A. The cells of the table must contain a single value.
    • B. All of the entries in any column must be of the same kind.
    • C. The columns must be ordered.
    • D. No two rows in a table may be identical.
    • Discuss
    • 10. A functional dependency is a relationship between or among:

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    • A. tables.
    • B. rows.
    • C. relations.
    • D. attributes.
    • Discuss


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