MNSU CIS 440 Fall 2020 Quiz 1

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Quiz 1 given during Fall 2020 at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
If a foreign key contains either matching values or nulls, the tables that make use of such a foreign key are said to exhibit ________ integrity.
Respuesta
  • referential
  • entity
  • secondary
  • restrictive

Pregunta 2

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Nulls, if used improperly, can create problems because they can represent __________.
Respuesta
  • a missing attribute value
  • a default value
  • an unsortable attribute value
  • a zero

Pregunta 3

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How is a strong relationship depicted in a Crow's Foot ERD?
Respuesta
  • no line
  • solid line
  • dotted line
  • double line

Pregunta 4

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Relational Database model was proposed by?
Respuesta
  • Larry Ellison
  • Bill Gates
  • P. Chan
  • E. F. Codd

Pregunta 5

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BCNF is an extension of 3NF.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

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Repeating groups are eliminated in
Respuesta
  • 1NF
  • 2NF
  • 3NF
  • BCNF

Pregunta 7

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Relational databases follow ACID transactions. They do not allow multiple transactions occuring at the same time to impact each others execution. This particular characteristic of ACID is called ________
Respuesta
  • Atomicity
  • Consistency
  • Isolation
  • Durability

Pregunta 8

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In a relationship, when a primary key from one table is also defined in a second table, the field is referred to as a ______ in a second table.
Respuesta
  • foreign key
  • composite key
  • super key
  • primary key

Pregunta 9

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Supertype can have many subtypes.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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Which one of the following is NOT part of ensuring 1NF?
Respuesta
  • Remove repeating groups
  • Remove partial dependencies
  • Remove multi-valued attributes
  • Establish a primary key

Pregunta 11

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Which of the following type(s) of attributes need not be physically stored within the database?
Respuesta
  • Multivalued
  • Composite
  • Derived
  • None of the above

Pregunta 12

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What is an advantage of a DBMS?
Respuesta
  • Data security
  • Data sharing
  • Data access
  • Data backup
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Pregunta 13

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Entity supertypes and subtypes are organized in a(n) ______.
Respuesta
  • overlapping hierarchy
  • specialization hierarchy
  • linear hierarchy
  • generalization hierarchy

Pregunta 14

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Big data is a collection of datasets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using traditional database management tools or data processing applications.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

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All databases must meet
Respuesta
  • 1NF
  • 2NF
  • 3NF
  • 4NF

Pregunta 16

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Which one of the following is NOT true about a null value?
Respuesta
  • An unknown attribute value
  • A known, but missing, attribute value
  • An inapplicable condition
  • A value equal to zero

Pregunta 17

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An Insert Anomaly occurs when certain attributes are inserted into the database without the presence of other attributes.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 18

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Which one of the following is NOT mentioned in the Gartner's definition of big data?
Respuesta
  • Volume
  • Variety
  • Veracity
  • Velocity

Pregunta 19

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The ______ adds support for entity supertypes, subtypes, and entity clustering.
Respuesta
  • object-oriented model
  • extended entity-relationship model
  • relational model
  • hierarchical entity model

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
Which of the following is NOT an example of a multivalued attribute?
Respuesta
  • A person's social security number
  • Degree(s) held by a person
  • A car's color(s)
  • Phone number(s) in a household

Pregunta 21

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___________________ means that every supertype occurence must be a member of at least one subtype.
Respuesta
  • Total subtypes
  • Partial completeness
  • Specialization subtypes
  • Total completeness

Pregunta 22

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An entity in the logical design becomes a ________ in the corresponding physical design.
Respuesta
  • database
  • table
  • attribute
  • relationship

Pregunta 23

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Which one of the following is NOT a relational database?
Respuesta
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB

Pregunta 24

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____________________ is a field that can have many values for a single entity occurence.
Respuesta
  • multivalued attribute
  • multivalued entity
  • null
  • repeating group

Pregunta 25

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Each table must have a ___________ key.
Respuesta
  • primary
  • foreign
  • domain
  • composite

Pregunta 26

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An attribute or a combination of attributes that uniquely identifies any given row is called ____________.
Respuesta
  • primary key
  • foreign key
  • composite key
  • All of the above

Pregunta 27

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Referential integrity means that, if the foreign key contains a value, that value refers to an existing valid tuple (row) in another relation.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 28

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A surrogate primary key is an "artificial" primary key that is used to uniquely identify each entity occurrence when there is no good natural key available.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 29

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How would you graphically identify an entity in a Crow's Foot model ERD?
Respuesta
  • a line
  • a square
  • a rectange
  • a diamond

Pregunta 30

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About 80% of all data are believed to be in unstructured form.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 31

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CAP Theorem allows multiple user views in relational databases.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 32

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As a general rule, a ______________ in a business rule will translate into a(n) ___________ in the model, and a(n) ___________ associating nouns will translate into a(n) ___________ among the entities.
Respuesta
  • verb, entity, noun, relationship
  • noun, entity, verb, relationship
  • noun, relationship, verb, entity
  • verb, relationship, noun, entity

Pregunta 33

Pregunta
Which of the following is true of business rules?
Respuesta
  • They allow the designer to set company policies with regard to data.
  • They allow the designer to develop business processes.
  • They can serve as a communication tool between the users and designers.
  • They provide a framework for the company's self-actualization.

Pregunta 34

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A(n) is a restriction placed on the data.
Respuesta
  • attribute
  • entity
  • relationship
  • constraint
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