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Logical Database Design problems


  • 1. A transitive dependency is which of the following?

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  • 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.
  • Discuss
  • 2. When mapping a regular entity into a relation which of the following is true?

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  • A. One relation is created.
  • B. Two relations are created.
  • C. Three relations are created.
  • D. Four relations are created.
  • Discuss
  • 3. When mapping a ternary relationship with an associative entity into a relation which of the following is true?

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  • A. One relation is created.
  • B. Two relations are created.
  • C. Three relations are created.
  • D. Four relations are created.
  • 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. When mapping a multivalued attribute into a relation which of the following is true?

  • Options
  • A. One relation is created.
  • B. Two relations are created.
  • C. Three relations are created.
  • D. Four relations are created.
  • Discuss
  • 6. Weak entities do not get mapped into a relation.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 7. In a 1:M relationship, the primary key on the one side migrates to the many side to become the foreign key on the many side.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 8. A primary key may be null.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 9. The primary key of the new relation in a many-to-many relationship is a composite key comprised of the primary keys of each of the binary entities.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 10. An enterprise key is a primary key whose value is unique for a given relation.

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

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