Exam 13: Designing Databases

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Which doesn't DBMS allow?

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Referential integrity governs the nature of records in a one-to-many relationship.

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Which order is correct in the retrieval and presentation of data? I. Select rows from the relation. II. Derive new attributes. III. Join two relations together. IV. Present data. V. Choose a relation from the database. VI. Project columns from the relation. VII. Calculate totals and performance measures. VIII. Index or sort rows.

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A ________ represents more than one of the other entity.

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What is a collection of data items that have something in common with the entity?

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A master file contains information used to update master files and produce reports.

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What is the difference between a primary key and a secondary key?

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A(n)________ represents additional attributes of an entity that may not be present on every record of the entity.

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Any object or event about which someone chooses to collect data is an attribute.

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Data mining is used to verify or validate patterns that humans are able to make themselves.

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A many-to-many relationship may be implemented using three tables.

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Give two examples of primary keys that can be used to identify a person or thing.

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An associative entity is used for repeating groups.

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What is denormalization?

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A deletion anomaly occurs when the entire primary key is not known and the database cannot delete a record.

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