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  • Question
  • A unique, DBMS-supplied identifier used as the primary key of a relation is called a(n):


  • Options
  • A. primary key.
  • B. foreign key.
  • C. composite key.
  • D. surrogate key.

  • Correct Answer
  • surrogate key. 


  • Data Models into Database Designs problems


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    • 1. Which constraint requires that the binary relationship indicate all combinations that must appear in the ternary relationship?

    • Options
    • A. MUST COVER
    • B. MUST NOT
    • C. Both of the above.
    • D. None of the above is correct.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Each answer below shows example data from a table. Which answer is an example of the missing values problem?

    • Options
    • A. Three columns have the values 534-2435, 534-7867, and 546-2356 in the same row.
    • B. Three rows have the values Brown Small Chair, Small Chair Brown, and Small Brown Chair in the same column.
    • C. Three rows have the values Brown, NULL, and Blue in the same column.
    • D. One row has the value "He is interested in a Silver Porsche from the years 1978-1988" in a column.
    • Discuss
    • 3. When assessing the table structure of an acquired set of tables with data, counting the number of table rows is (part of) the:

    • Options
    • A. first step.
    • B. second step.
    • C. third step.
    • D. fourth step.
    • Discuss
    • 4. If a table has been normalized so that all determinants are candidate keys, then that table is in:

    • Options
    • A. 1NF.
    • B. 2NF.
    • C. 3NF.
    • D. BCNF.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Most of the time, modification anomalies are serious enough that tables should be normalized into:

    • Options
    • A. 1NF.
    • B. 2NF.
    • C. 3NF.
    • D. BCNF.
    • Discuss
    • 6. For every relationship, how many possible sets of minimum cardinalities are there?

    • Options
    • A. Two
    • B. Three
    • C. Four
    • D. Six
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following data constraints would be used to specify that the value of cells in a column must be one of a specific set of possible values?

    • Options
    • A. A domain constraint
    • B. A range constraint
    • C. An intrarelation constraint
    • D. An interrelation constraint
    • Discuss
    • 8. A foreign key is:

    • Options
    • A. a column containing the primary key of another table.
    • B. used to define data types.
    • C. used to define null status.
    • D. all of the above are above correct.
    • Discuss
    • 9. For every relationship, how many possible types of actions are there when enforcing minimum cardinalities?

    • Options
    • A. Two
    • B. Three
    • C. Four
    • D. Six
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following column properties specifies whether or not cells in a column must contain a data value?

    • Options
    • A. Null status
    • B. Data type
    • C. Default value
    • D. Data constraints
    • Discuss


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