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The Relational Model And Normalization MCQs
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If attributes A and B determine attribute C, then it is also true that:
- A. A → C. B. B → C. C. (A
- B. is a composite determinant. D. C is a determinant.
Correct Answer: D
A relation in this form is free of all modification anomalies.
- A. First normal form
- B. Second normal form
- C. Third normal form
- D. Domain/key normal form
Correct Answer: C
An attribute is a(n):
- A. column of a table.
- B. two dimensional table.
- C. row of a table.
- D. key of a table.
Correct Answer: A
A key:
- A. must always be composed of two or more columns.
- B. can only be one column.
- C. identifies a row.
- D. identifies a column.
Correct Answer: C
For some relations, changing the data can have undesirable consequences called:
- A. referential integrity constraints.
- B. modification anomalies.
- C. normal forms.
- D. transitive dependencies.
Correct Answer: B
Which of the following is not a restriction for a table to be a relation?
- A. The cells of the table must contain a single value.
- B. All of the entries in any column must be of the same kind.
- C. The columns must be ordered.
- D. No two rows in a table may be identical.
Correct Answer: C
Table is synonymous with the term:
- A. record.
- B. relation.
- C. column.
- D. field.
Correct Answer: B
A functional dependency is a relationship between or among:
- A. tables.
- B. rows.
- C. relations.
- D. attributes.
Correct Answer: D
In the relational model, relationships between relations or tables are created by using:
- A. composite keys.
- B. determinants.
- C. candidate keys.
- D. foreign keys.
Correct Answer: D
A relation is considered a:
- A. Column.
- B. one-dimensional table.
- C. two-dimensional table.
- D. three-dimensional table.
Correct Answer: C
When the values in one or more attributes being used as a foreign key must exist in another set of one or more attributes in another table, we have created a(n):
- A. transitive dependency.
- B. insertion anomaly.
- C. referential integrity constraint.
- D. normal form.
Correct Answer: C
Which of the following is a group of one or more attributes that uniquely identifies a row?
- A. Key
- B. Determinant
- C. Tuple
- D. Relation
Correct Answer: A