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ER Model and Business Rules problems


  • 1. Inheritance is which of the following?

  • Options
  • A. When a supertype entity inherits values of the subtype attribute
  • B. When a subtype entity inherits values of the supertype attribute
  • C. When a supertype entity inherits values of another supertype attribute
  • D. When a subtype entity inherits values of another subtype attribute
  • Discuss
  • 2. When an entity instance must be a member of only one 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
  • 3. A rectangle represents which of the following in an EER?

  • Options
  • A. Attribute
  • B. Entity
  • C. Optional One
  • D. Relationship
  • Discuss
  • 4. Specialization is which of the following processes?

  • Options
  • A. Defining one or more subtypes of the supertype and forming supertype/subtype relationships.
  • B. Defining one or more supertypes of the subtype and forming supertype/subtype relationships.
  • C. Defining one or more subtypes of the supertype and not forming supertype/subtype relationships.
  • D. Defining one or more supertypes of the subtype and not forming supertype/subtype relationships.
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which of the following statements concerning business rules is true?

  • Options
  • A. It should be complex.
  • B. It should not be convertible to computer code.
  • C. It may include restrictions.
  • D. All of the above.
  • Discuss
  • 6. Overlapping and disjoint subtypes have different approaches on how the subtype discriminator is applied.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 7. There is cardinality on an EER between the supertype and subtype.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 8. A supertype is an entity type that shares common attributes or relationships distinct from other subgroupings.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 9. Total specialization is represented by double lines between the supertype and subtype on an EER.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 10. If an entity adheres to the disjoint rule, then an entity instance can be a member of more than one entity for a given supertype.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss

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