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  • 1. 

    Data integrity constraints are used to:

    • A.

      Control who is allowed access to the data;

    • B.

      Ensure that duplicate records are not entered into the table;

    • C.

      Improve the quality of data entered for a specific property;

    • D.

      Prevent users from changing the values stored in the table

    Correct Answer
    C. Improve the quality of data entered for a specific property;
  • 2. 

    Which of the following refers to something that can be identified in the users' work environment, something that the users want to track?

    • A.

      Entity

    • B.

      Attribute

    • C.

      Identifier

    • D.

      Relationship

    Correct Answer
    A. Entity
  • 3. 

    A logical description of some portion of database that is required by a user to perform task is called as:

    • A.

      Data View;

    • B.

      Logical View

    • C.

      User View

    • D.

      System View

    Correct Answer
    C. User View
  • 4. 

    Properties that describe the characteristics of entities are called ………………

    • A.

      Entities

    • B.

      Attributes

    • C.

      Identifiers

    • D.

      Relationship

    Correct Answer
    B. Attributes
  • 5. 

    Which of the following is a reason to model data?

    • A.

      Understand each user’s perspective of data;

    • B.

      Understand the data itself irrespective of the physical representation;

    • C.

      Understand the use of data across application areas;

    • D.

      All of the above

    Correct Answer
    D. All of the above
  • 6. 

    Many- to -many relationships mostly cause problems in database management. Instead of using a composite entity to link the two entities a(n) ____________ can be used to represent the association between two entities.

    • A.

      Compound table;

    • B.

      Association class;

    • C.

      Bridge entity;

    • D.

      Iterative super key

    Correct Answer
    B. Association class;
  • 7. 

    “All key entries must be unique, and no part of the primary key may be null”. The statement refers to ____________:

    • A.

      Entity integrity

    • B.

      Primary key;

    • C.

      Referential integrity;

    • D.

      Mandatory participation.

    Correct Answer
    A. Entity integrity
  • 8. 

    Multiplicity is the main constraint that exists on a relationship. Which two (2) constraints does it describe?

    • A.

      Relationship and degree;

    • B.

      Cardinality and relationship;

    • C.

      Degree and cardinality;

    • D.

      Cardinality and participation.

    Correct Answer
    D. Cardinality and participation.
  • 9. 

    If K is a foreign key in a relation R1, then:

    • A.

      Every tuple of R1 has a distinct value for K;

    • B.

      K cannot have a null value for tuples in R1;

    • C.

      K is a key for some other relation;

    • D.

      K is a Primary key for R1.

    Correct Answer
    C. K is a key for some other relation;
  • 10. 

    ____________exists when different versions of the same data appear separately in different places.

    • A.

      Data decomposition;

    • B.

      Normalisation;

    • C.

      Data consistency;

    • D.

      Data redundancy.

    Correct Answer
    D. Data redundancy.

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