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Data Modeling

Subject : it-skills
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1. If a table has multiple candidate keys and one of those candidate keys is a composite key - the table can have ___ based on this composite candidate key - even when the primary key chosen is a single attribute.






2. When a nonkey attribute is the determinate of a key attribute the table is in 3NF but not ____.






3. The existence of a(n) ___ relationship indicated that the minimum cardinality is at least 1 for the mandatory entity.






4. Another word for existence-independent is ____.






5. A ____ exists when there are functional dependencies such that Y is functionally dependent on X and Z is functionally dependent on Y - and X is the primary key.






6. Normalization represents a micro view of the ___ within the ERD.






7. An example of denormalization is using a ___ denormalized table to hold report data. This is required when creating a tabular report in which the columns represent data that is stored in the table as rows.






8. In order to meet performance requirements - you may have to denormalize portions of the ________.






9. A table that is in 2NF and contains no transitive dependencies is said to be in ___.






10. The associative entity is also known as a ___ entity.






11. The conflicts between design efficiency - ____________ - and processing speed are often resolved through compromised that include denormalization.






12. Depicts all dependencies found within a given table structure is known as a ______.






13. A table where every determinant is a candidate key is said to be in ____.






14. The word "entity" in the ER model corresponds to a _______.






15. Data redundancy produces ____.






16. A ____ relationship exists when three entities are associated.






17. Data redundancies occur from ____ of data on every row entry.






18. In the ERD - Cardinality is indicated using the ___ notation.






19. The set of possible values for an attribute is a ____.






20. 1NF - 2NF - and 3NF are _____.






21. An ERM is not dependent on the ____________.






22. A _____ entity is composed of the primary keys of each of the entities to be connected.






23. An attribute that is part of a key is known as a ____ attribute.






24. From a system functionality point of view - ___ attribute values can be calculated when they are needed to write reports or invoices.






25. Most designers consider the BCNF as a special case of the ____.






26. BCNF can be violated only if the table contains more than one ___ key.






27. According to naming conventions described in Chapter 2 - ___ would be the best name for a column representing the charges per hour in a table named JOB.






28. _______ databases reflect the ever-growing demand for greater scope and depth in the data on which decision support systems increasingly rely.






29. A ___ relationship exists when an association is maintained within a single entity.






30. From a structural point of view - ______ is better than 1NF






31. THE MOST LIKELY DATA TYPE FOR A SURROGATE KEY IS ____.






32. If an employee within an EMPLOYEE entity has a relationship with itself - that relationship is known as a ____ relationship.






33. The Crow's foot symbol with two parallel lines indicates ___ cardinality.






34. ______________database tables often lead to various data redundancy disasters in production databases.






35. __________ is a process to help reduce the likelihood of data anomalies.






36. The following step occurs first in the process of building an ERD: create a __________ of the organization's description of operations.






37. Dependencies can be identified with the help of a dependency _____.






38. A ___ attribute is one that cannot be subdivided.






39. Relationship strength depends on how the primary key of the related entity is formulated - while the relationship ____ depends on how the business rule is written.






40. A ___ entity has a primary key that is partially or totally derived from the parent entity in the relationship.






41. A table where all attributes are dependent on the primary key are independent of each other - and no row contains two or more multivalued facts about an entity - is said to be in ____.






42. View the data as part of a table or collection of tables in which all key values must be identified.






43. A ___ derives its name from the fact that a group of multiple entries of the same type can exist for any single key attribute occurrence.






44. The price paid for increased performance through denormalization is a larger amount of ____.






45. In a real-world environment - changing granularity requirements might dictate changes in primary key selection - and those changes might ultimately require the use of ____ keys.






46. A ______ attribute can have only one value.






47. In a ___ diagram - the arrows above the attribute indicate all desirable dependencies.






48. In order to meet ___ requirements - you may have to denormalize some portion of the database.






49. Any attribute whose value determines other values within a row is called ____.






50. A ___________ must not contain a repeating group .