Pregunta 1
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1. The ERD represents the ____ database as viewed by the end user.
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A) condensed
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B) physical
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C) logical
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D) conceptual
Pregunta 2
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2. Some ____ database modeling concepts can be expressed only using the Chen notation.
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A) developmental
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B) conceptual
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C) actual
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D) specific
Pregunta 3
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3. Attributes may share a ____.
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A) name
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B) domain
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C) location
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D) table
Pregunta 4
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4. The set of possible values for an attribute is a ____.
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A) domain
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B) range
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C) set
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D) key
Pregunta 5
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5. In an ER diagram, primary keys are indicated by ____.
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A) bolding
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B) italics
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C) underlining
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D) a special font
Pregunta 6
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6. Ideally, an entity identifier is composed of ____ attribute(s).
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A) zero
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B) one
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C) two
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D) six
Pregunta 7
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7. A ____ identifier is composed of more than one attribute.
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A) primary
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B) foreign
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C) composite
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D) domain
Pregunta 8
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8. The ____ attribute(s) make up the primary key in the table definition: CLASS (CRS_CODE, CLASS_SECTION, CLASS_TIME, CLASS_ROOM, PROF_NUM)
Pregunta 9
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9. A ____ attribute can be further subdivided to yield additional attributes.
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A) composite
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B) simple
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C) single-valued
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D) multivalued
Pregunta 10
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10. A ____ attribute is one that cannot be subdivided.
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A) composite
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B) simple
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C) single-valued
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D) multivalued
Pregunta 11
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11. A ____ attribute can have only one value.
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A) composite
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B) simple
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C) single-valued
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D) multivalued
Pregunta 12
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12. ____ attributes can have many values.
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A) composite
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B) simple
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C) single-valued
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D) multivalued
Pregunta 13
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13. Some attributes are classified as ____.
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A) simple
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B) complex
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C) defined
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D) grouped
Pregunta 14
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14. The ____ type of attribute cannot be created in a DBMS.
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A) derived
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B) multivalued
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C) simple
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D) composite
Pregunta 15
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15. A ____ should be a derived attribute.
Pregunta 16
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16. A derived attribute ____.
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A) must be stored physically within the database
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B) need not be physically stored within the database
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C) has many values
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D) must be based on the value of three or more attributes
Pregunta 17
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17. A derived attribute is indicated in the Chen model by a ____.
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A) single line
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B) dashed line
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C) circle
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D) double line
Pregunta 18
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18. A relationship is an association between ____.
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A) objects
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B) entities
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C) databases
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D) fields
Pregunta 19
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19. Knowing the ____ number of entity occurrences is very helpful at the application software level.
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A) maximum
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B) minimum
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C) approximate
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D) maximum and minimum
Pregunta 20
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20. In the ERD, cardinality is indicated using the ____ notation.
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A) (max,min)
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B) (min, max)
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C) [min ... max]
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D) {min\max}
Pregunta 21
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21. Another word for existence-independent is ____.
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A) weak
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B) alone
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C) unary
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D) strong
Pregunta 22
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22. An entity is said to be ____-dependent if it can exist in the database only when it is associated with another related entity occurrence.
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A) existence
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B) relationship
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C) business
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D) weak
Pregunta 23
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23. If an entity can exist apart from one or more related entities, it is said to be ____-independent.
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A) existence
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B) relationship
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C) business
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D) weak
Pregunta 24
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24. When the PK of one entity does not contain the PK of a related entity, the relationship is ____.
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A) missing
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B) weak
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C) strong
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D) Neutral
Pregunta 25
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25. A ____ entity has a primary key that is partially or totally derived from the parent entity in the relationship.
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A) strong
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B) weak
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C) business
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D) relationship
Pregunta 26
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26. The term “____”is used to label any condition in which one or more optional relationships exist.
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A) participation
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B) optionality
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C) cardinality
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D connectivity
Pregunta 27
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27. The existence of a(n) ____ relationship indicates that the minimum cardinality is at least 1 for the mandatory entity
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A) mandatory
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B) optional
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C) multivalued
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D) single-valued
Pregunta 28
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28. The Crow’s foot symbol with two parallel lines indicates ____ cardinality.
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A) (0,N)
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B) (1,N)
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C) (1,1)
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D) (0,1)
Pregunta 29
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29. A ____ relationship exists when an association is maintained within a single entity.
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A) unary
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B) ternary
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C) binary
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D) weak
Pregunta 30
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30. A ____ relationship exists when two entities are associated.
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A) unary
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B) binary
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C) ternary
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D) weak
Pregunta 31
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31. A ____ relationship exists when three entities are associated.
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A) unary
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B) binary
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C) ternary
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D) weak
Pregunta 32
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32. ____ relationships are most common.
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A) unary
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B) binary
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C) ternary
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D) higher-degree
Pregunta 33
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33. If an employee within an EMPLOYEE entity has a relationship with itself, that relationship is known as a ____ relationship.
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A) self
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B) self-referring
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C) looping
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D) recursive
Pregunta 34
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34. A(n) ____ entity is composed of the primary keys of each of the entities to be connected.
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A) associative
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B) recursive
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C) unary
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D) binary
Pregunta 35
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35. The associative entity is also known as a ____ entity.
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A) unary
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B) weak
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C) strong
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D) composite
Pregunta 36
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36. The following step occurs first in the process of building an ERD: ____.
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A) Develop the initial ERD
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B) Create a detailed narrative of the organization's description of operations
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C) Identify the attributes and primary keys that adequately describe the entities.
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D) Identify the business rules based on the description of operations.
Pregunta 37
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37. If Tiny College had some departments that were classified as “research only,” they would not offer courses; therefore, the COURSE entity would be ____ to the DEPARTMENT entity
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A) existence-dependent
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B) independent
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C) weak
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D) optional
Pregunta 38
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38. The M:N relationship between STUDENT and CLASS must be divided into two 1:M relationships through the use of the ENROLL entity; the ENROLL entity is ____.
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A) weak
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B) strong
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C) optional
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D) mandatory
Pregunta 39
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39. If the focus is on data-retrieval speed, you might also be forced to include ____ attributes in the design, which would not ordinarily be done.
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A) multivalued
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B) composite
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C) weak
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D) derived
Pregunta 40
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40. Complex ____ requirements may dictate data transformations, and they may
expand the number of entities and attributes within the design.
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A) information
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B) entity
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C) design
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D) processing