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Chapter Six Study Guide (A114 & I111 Fall 2003)



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
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1. 

Please refer to the above figure.  What is the primary key of the Sales table?
a.
RepNum
b.
CustomerNum
c.
PartNum
d.
RepNum, PartNum, and CustomerNum
 

2. 

A set of requirements that is necessary to support the operations of a particular database user is known as a
a.
user view.
c.
user attribute.
b.
user table.
d.
user field.
 

3. 

A design that supports all the user views encountered in the design process is known as a
a.
merged design.
c.
defined design.
b.
cumulative design.
d.
listed design.
 

4. 

What is the first step needed in designing a user view?
a.
Represent the user view as a collection of tables
b.
Normalize these tables
c.
Identify all keys in these tables
d.
Merge the result into the cumulative design
 

5. 

When a correct design is not obvious, what is the first step in creating a user view?
a.
Determine the entities involved and create a separate table for each type of entity
b.
Determine the primary key for each table
c.
Determine the properties for each entity
d.
Determine relationships among the entities
 

6. 

When determining the properties for each entity as you design the user view, these properties will become what in the table?
a.
rows
c.
data
b.
columns
d.
DBMS
 

7. 

One of the basic relationships among tables is
a.
one-to-many.
c.
one-to-one.
b.
many-to-many.
d.
all of the above
 

8. 

After establishing the relationships among the entities, what normal form should the tables ideally be in?
a.
first
c.
third
b.
second
d.
none of the above
 
 
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9. 

Please refer to the above figure. What does the entry FK DepartmentNum -> Department represent?
a.
a first key
c.
a fourth key
b.
a foreign key
d.
a fifth key