Logical Database Design MCQs with Explanations
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When mapping a many-to-many unary relationship into a relation which of the following is true?
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If no multivalued attributes exist and no partial dependencies exist in a relation, then the relation is in what normal form?
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A foreign key is which of the following?
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A transitive dependency is which of the following?
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When mapping a multivalued attribute into a relation which of the following is true?
Question 7 of 29
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If no multivalued attributes exist in a relation, then the relation is in what normal form?
Question 8 of 29
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A primary key is which of the following?
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The relational model consists of:
Question 10 of 29
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When mapping a binary many-to-many relationship into a relation which of the following is true?
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A relation has which of the following properties?
Question 12 of 29
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When mapping a ternary relationship with an associative entity into a relation which of the following is true?
Question 13 of 29
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When mapping a regular entity into a relation which of the following is true?
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When mapping a supertype/subtype relationship which of the following is true?
Question 15 of 29
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Relations are:
Question 16 of 29
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An enterprise key is a primary key whose value is unique for a given relation.
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A composite attribute does not get mapped into a relation.
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Weak entities do not get mapped into a relation.
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A primary key may be null.
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A null value is assigned when no other value applies.
Question 21 of 29
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A synonym is two or more attributes that have different names but the same meaning.
Question 22 of 29
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The primary key in a relation does not need to be underlined.
Question 23 of 29
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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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Normalization is a formal process for deciding which attributes should be grouped together in a relation.
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A candidate key must uniquely identify each row.
Question 26 of 29
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Well-structured relations encourage anomalies of data.
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A foreign key may be null and still adhere to the referential integrity constraint.
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If a relation is in third normal form, it does not need to be in second normal form.
Question 29 of 29
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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.
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