Filters
Question type

Study Flashcards

All of the following are true about storing a one-to-one binary relationship in a relational database, except _____.


A) an additional relation must be added to the database
B) two additional relations must be added to the database
C) the primary key of one of the relations in placed in the other relation as a foreign key
D) the two relations involved in the one-to-one relationship can be combined into one relation
E) a particular value of the primary key of one relation is associated with exactly one value of the primary key of the other relation (or possibly with none)

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

In an equijoin, one of the two identical join columns in the result is eliminated.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

In a relational Join operation, the join attributes must have the same domain of values.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Performance issues delayed the introduction of relational database management systems as viable commercial products.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

No two rows of a relation are identical.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which of the following relational algebra commands or combination of commands is capable of retrieving one or more rows of a relation?


A) Select.
B) Project.
C) Join.
D) Select and Project.
E) Select, Project, and Join.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

All of the following events and factors in the early 1980s led to the introduction of relational database management, except ____.


A) the introduction of personal computers
B) the fact that hierarchical and network DBMSs were too complex for the PC environment
C) the need for a DBMS approach that would make the database design process simpler than that of the hierarchical and network approaches
D) improvements in relational DBMS performance
E) improvements in mainframe computer performance

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A relation's primary key field can have non-unique values.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The relational data model was first described in a paper by Dr. E. F. Codd in ____.


A) 1965
B) 1970
C) 1975
D) 1980
E) 1985

F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

An attribute or combination of attributes that is a foreign key in one relation of a database must be ____ another relation in the database.


A) the primary key of
B) a secondary key of
C) an alternate key of
D) a non-unique attribute or combination of attributes of
E) None of the above.

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A foreign key must have unique values in the relation in which it is a foreign key.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

In a relational Join operation, the join attributes must have the same attribute names.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The combination of a relational Select and a relational Project operation can return a single data value.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Depending on the circumstances, it is possible that a foreign key is part of the primary key of the relation in which it is a foreign key.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which of the following relational algebra commands or combination of commands is capable of retrieving a single cell value from a relation?


A) Select.
B) Project.
C) Join.
D) Select and Project.
E) Select, Project, and Join.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Storing a many-to-many relationship in a relational database requires the creation of an additional relation.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

In relational database terminology, the terms row and relation are synonymous.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Showing 41 - 57 of 57

Related Exams

Show Answer