Cheats
Cheats
ANS: F
. The word “entity” in the ER model corresponds to a table.
ANS: T
The Crow’s Foot model is less implementation-oriented than the Chen model.
ANS: F
The ER diagram represents the conceptual database as viewed by the end user.
ANS: T
The ER model refers to a specific table row as an entity instance.
ANS: T
In both the Chen and Crow’s Foot models, an entity is represented with a rectangle containing the entity’s
name.
ANS: T
The ER model refers to a specific table row as an entity occurrence.
ANS: T
Attributes are types of entities.
ANS: F
In the original Chen model, each attribute is represented using an oval with the attribute name connected to
the entity with a line.
ANS: T
Software vendors have adopted the Chen representation because of its compact representation.
ANS
Attributes have a domain that specifies the data type of the attribute.
ANS: F
Attributes cannot share a domain.
ANS: F
. In an ER diagram, primary keys are usually bolded.
ANS: F
Ideally, a primary key is composed of several attributes.
ANS: F
A composite identifier is a primary key composed of more than one attribute.
ANS: T
All attributes are either simple or composite.
ANS: T
All simple attributes are also single-valued.
ANS: F
In the Chen model, a multivalued attribute is connected to the owning entity with a double line.
ANS: T
The DBMS can easily handle multivalued attributes.
ANS: F
Derived attributes are stored in a special database table.
ANS: F
A relationship is identified by a name that describes the relationship.
ANS: T
Cardinality expresses the minimum and maximum number of entity occurrences associated with one
occurrence of the related entity.
ANS: T
In Chen notation, there is no way to represent cardinality
.ANS: F
Connectivities and cardinalities are established by business rules.
ANS: T
A weak relationship exists if the primary key of the related entity contains at least one primary key
component of the parent entity
ANS: F
You should always load data from the 1 side of a 1:M relationship.
ANS: T
A weak entity has a primary key that is partially or totally derived from the parent entity in the
relationship
ANS: T
The existence of a mandatory relationship indicates that the minimum cardinality is 0 or 1 for the
mandatory entity.
ANS: F
The entity relationship model (ERM) is dependent on the database type. (T/F)
False
The Crow's Foot notation is less implementation-oriented than the Chen notation.(T/F)
False
An entity in the entity relationship model corresponds to a table in the relational
environment.(T/F)
True
In the entity relationship model, a table row corresponds to an entity instance.(T/F)
True
In the Chen and Crow's Foot notations, an entity is represented with a rectangle
containing the entity's name.(T/F)
True
In the original Chen notation, each attribute is represented by an oval with the attribute
name connected to an entity rectangle with a line.(T/F)
True
Software vendors have adopted the Chen representation because of its compact
representation.(T/F)
False
A composite identifier is a primary key composed of more than one attribute.(T/F)
True
The Crow's Foot notation easily identifies multivalued attributes.(T/F)
False
Composite attributes make it easier to facilitate detailed queries.(T/F)
False
Data modeling starts with a very complex representation, and as knowledge of the
problem is gained, the model is simplified.
False
A manager and a programmer usually have the same view of the same data.
False
Database designers determine the data and information that yield the required
understanding of the entire business.
False
Business rules apply to businesses and government groups, but not to other types of
organizations such as religious groups or research laboratories.
False
Business rules must be rendered in writing.
True
In an SQL-based relational database, each table is dependent on another.
False
Metadata present a more complete picture of the data in the database than the data itself.
'True'.
Data and information are essentially the same thing.
'False'.
The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS
'True'.
One disadvantage of a database system over previous data management approaches is increased costs.
'True'.
A ____ is a collection of related records.
File
Historically, a manual file system was composed of a system of file folders and filing cabinets.
'True'
Corporations use only structured data.
'False'.