Modern Database Management, 13e (Hoffer)

Chapter 3 The Enhanced E-R Model

1) The property by which subtype entities possess the values of all attributes of a supertype is
called:
A) hierarchy reception.
B) class management.
C) multiple inheritance.
D) attribute inheritance.
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2) Which of the following is a generic entity type that has a relationship with one or more
subtypes?
A) Megatype
B) Supertype
C) Subgroup
D) Class
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3) Given the following entities, which of the choices below would be the most complicated?

Automobile: VIN, EngineSize, NumberOfDoors, NumberOfPassengers, FuelType, Transmission

SUV: VIN, EngineSize, NumberOfPassengers, NoWheelDrive, FuelType, Transmission
Truck: VIN, EngineSize, NoWheelDrive, FuelType, Transmission, Payload

A) Define one vehicle entity type to hold all entities.

B) Define a separate entity type for each entity.
C) Define a supertype called vehicle and make each of the entities subtypes.
D) Keep only the Truck entity type.
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4) Subtypes should be used when:

A) there are attributes that apply to some but not all instances of an entity type.
B) supertypes relate to objects outside the business.
C) the instances of a subtype do not participate in a relationship that is unique to that subtype.
D) a recursive relationship is needed.
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5) In the figure below, which of the following apply to both OUTPATIENTs and
RESIDENT_PATIENTs?

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A) Checkback_Date
B) Date_Discharged
C) Patient_Name
D) XML
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6) In the figure below, which of the following is a subtype of patient?

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A) Outpatient
B) Physician
C) Bed
D) Date_Hired
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7) The process of defining one or more subtypes of a supertype and forming relationships is
called:
A) specialization.
B) generalization.
C) creating discord.
D) selecting classes.
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8) In the figure below, to which of the following entities are the entities "CAR" and "TRUCK"
generalized?

A) Make
B) Vehicle
C) Model
D) Price
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9) The process of defining a more general entity type from a set of more specialized entity types
is called:
A) generalization.
B) specialization.
C) normalization.
D) extrapolation.
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10) The following figure is an example of:

A) partial specialization.
B) completeness.
C) total specialization.
D) disjointness.
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11) The ________ rule specifies that an entity instance of a supertype is allowed not to belong to
any subtype.
A) semi-specialization
B) total specialization
C) partial specialization
D) disjointness
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12) The ________ rule specifies that each entity instance of the supertype must be a member of
some subtype in the relationship.
A) semi-specialization
B) total specialization
C) partial specialization
D) total convergence
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1) A form of database design which maps conceptual requirements is called:
A) logical designs.
B) response designs.
C) security design.
D) physical design.
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2) Data is represented in the form of:
A) data trees.
B) tables.
C) data notes.
D) chairs.
Answer
3) A two-dimensional table of data sometimes is called a:
A) group.
B) set.
C) declaration.
D) relation.
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4) ________ is a component of the relational data model included to specify business rules to
maintain the integrity of data when they are manipulated.
A) Business rule constraint
B) Data integrity
C) Business integrity
D) Data structure
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5) An attribute (or attributes) that uniquely identifies each row in a relation is called a:
A) column.
B) foreign field.
C) primary key.
D) duplicate key.
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6) An attribute in a relation of a database that serves as the primary key of another relation in the
same database is called a:
A) link attribute.
B) link key.
C) foreign key.
D) foreign attribute.
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7) A primary key whose value is unique across all relations is called a(n):
A) global primary key.
B) inter-table primary key.
C) enterprise key.
D) foreign global key.

8) A primary key that consists of more than one attribute is called a:

A) foreign key.
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B) composite key.
C) multivalued key.
D) cardinal key.
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9) In the SQL language, the ________ statement is used to make table definitions.
A) create session
B) create table
C) create index
D) select
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10) In the figure below, the primary key for "Order Line" is which type of key?

A) Composite
B) Foreign
C) Standard
D) Grouped
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11) Which of the following is NOT a reason to create an instance of a relational schema with
sample data?
A) Sample data can be used to improve user communications.
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B) Sample data can be used for prototype generation.
C) Sample data can reverse database implementation errors.
D) Sample data provide a convenient way to check the accuracy of your design.
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12) A domain definition consists of all of the following components EXCEPT:

A) domain name.
B) data type.
C) integrity constraints.
D) size.
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13) Which of the following are properties of relations?
A) Each attribute has the same name.
B) No two rows in a relation are identical.
C) There are multivalued attributes in a relation.
D) All columns are numeric.
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14) Which of the following violates the atomic property of relations?

A) Sam
B) Hinz
C) Sam Hinz
D) Atomic
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15) The entity integrity rule states that:
A) no primary key attribute can be null.
B) referential integrity must be maintained across all entities.
C) each entity must have a primary key.
D) a primary key must have only one attribute.
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16) The ________ states that no primary key attribute may be null.
A) referential integrity constraint
B) entity integrity rule
C) partial specialization rule
D) range domain rule
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17) In the figure below, Customer_ID in the CUSTOMER Table is which type of key?

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A) Composite
B) Candidate
C) Standard
D) Grouped
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18) All of the following are the main goals of normalization EXCEPT:
A) minimize data redundancy.
B) simplify the enforcement of referential integrity.
C) maximize storage space.
D) make it easier to maintain data.
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19) When all multivalued attributes have been removed from a relation, it is said to be in:
A) first normal form.
B) second normal form.
C) Boyce-Codd normal form.
D) third normal form.
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20) The normal form which removes any remaining functional dependencies because there was
more than one primary key for the same nonkeys is called:
A) fifth normal form.
B) fourth normal form.
C) Boyce-Codd normal form.
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D) sixth normal form.
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21) The normal form which deals with multivalued dependencies is called:
A) fifth normal form.
B) fourth normal form.
C) Boyce-Codd normal form.
D) sixth normal form.
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22) A relation that contains no multivalued attributes and has nonkey attributes solely dependent
on the primary key but contains transitive dependencies is in which normal form?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
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23) A constraint between two attributes is called a(n):
A) functional relation.
B) attribute dependency.
C) functional dependency.
D) functional relation constraint.
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24) A candidate key must satisfy all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
A) the key must uniquely identify the row.
B) the key must indicate the row's position in the table.
C) the key must be nonredundant.
D) each nonkey attribute is functionally dependent upon it.
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25) The attribute on the left-hand side of the arrow in a functional dependency is the:
A) candidate key.
B) determinant.
C) foreign key.
D) primary key.
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26) A functional dependency in which one or more nonkey attributes are functionally dependent
on part, but not all, of the primary key is called a ________ dependency.
A) partial key-based
B) partial functional
C) cross key
D) merged relation
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27) A functional dependency between two or more nonkey attributes is called a:
A) partial functional dependency.
B) partial nonkey dependency.
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C) transitive dependency.
D) partial transitive dependency.
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28) ________ problems are encountered when removing data with transitive dependencies.
A) Insertion
B) Modification
C) Deletion
D) Merging
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29) The need to ________ relations commonly occurs when different views need to be
integrated.
A) metadata
B) system
C) drop
D) merge
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30) Two or more attributes having different names but the same meaning are called:
A) homonyms.
B) aliases.
C) synonyms.
D) alternate attributes.

31) An attribute that may have more than one meaning is called a(n):
A) homonym.
B) alias.
C) double defined attribute.
D) synonym.
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