Database Chapter 2

8 September 2022
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Which of the following conditions should exist if an associative entity is to be created?
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All of the above: All the relationships for the participating entities are many-to-many The new associative entity has independent meaning The new associative entity participates in independent relationships
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An entity type whose existence depends on another entity type is called a _____ entity.
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weak
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A property or characteristic of an entity type that is of interest to the organization is called a(n):
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attribute
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An attribute that uniquely identifies an entity and consists of a composite attribute is called a(n):
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composite identifier
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In the following diagram, which of the below answers is true?
In the following diagram, which of the below answers is true?
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Both A and C: Each patient has one or more patient histories. Each patient history belongs to one and only one patient.
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An entity that associates the instances of one or more entity types and contains attributes specific to the relationships is called a(n):
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associative entity
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The common types of entities are:
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All of the above: strong entities weak entities associative entities
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The logical representation of an organization's data is called a(n):
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entity-relationship model
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Which of the following should be considered when selecting an identifier?
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All of the above: choose an identifier that will not be null choose an identifier that doesn't have large composite attributes choose an identifier that is stable
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For the relationship represented in the figure below, which of the following is true?
For the relationship represented in the figure below, which of the following is true?
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A department can have more than one employee.
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An attribute that can be calculated from related attribute values is called a(n) _____ attribute.
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derived
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In an E-R diagram, there are _____ business rule(s) for every relationship.
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two
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A person's name, birthday, and social security number are all examples of:
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attributes
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A student can attend five classes, each with a different professor. Each professor has 30 students. The relationship of student to professors is a _____ relationship.
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many-to-many
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In the figure below, which of the following is true?
In the figure below, which of the following is true?
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A person can marry at most one person.
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The number of entity types that participate in a relationship is called the:
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degree
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In the figure below, which attribute is multivalued?
In the figure below, which attribute is multivalued?
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Skill
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Which of the following is NOT a good characteristic of a data name?
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Relates to a technical characteristic of the system
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An attribute that must have a value for every entity (or relationship) instance is a(n):
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required attribute
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In the following diagram, which answer is true?
In the following diagram, which answer is true?
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Each employee can supervise one to many employees.
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A good data definition will describe all of the characteristics of a data object EXCEPT:
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who can delete the data
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An entity name should be all of the following EXCEPT:
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as short as possible
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Customers, cars, and parts are examples of:
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entities
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The total quiz points for a student for an entire semester is a(n) _____ attribute.
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derived
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Which of the following criteria should be considered when selecting an identifier?
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All of the above: choose an identifier that will not be null choose an identifier that doesn't have large composite attributes choose an identifier that is stable
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In the following diagram, which is true?
In the following diagram, which is true?
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All of the above: it depicts a unary relationship it depicts a many-to-many relationship there is an associative entity