Which of the following indicates the maximum number of entities that can be invo lved in a relationship? A.

Minimum cardinality B. Maximum cardinality C. ERD D. Greater Entity Count (GEC) Answer: Option B Which type of entity cannot exist in the database unless another type of entity also exists in the database, but does not require that the identifier of that ot her entity be included as part of its own identifier? A. Weak entity B. Strong entity C. ID-dependent entity D. ID- independent entity Answer: Option A In a one-to-many relationship, the entity that is on the one side of the relatio nship is called a(n) ________ entity. A. parent B. child C. instance D. subtype Answer: Option A In which of the following is a single-entity instance of one type related to man y entity instances of another type? A. One-to-One Relationship B. One-to-Many Relationship C. Many-to-Many Relationship D. Composite Relationship Answer: Option B An A. B. C. D. attribute that names or identifies entity instances is a(n): entity. attribute. identifier. relationship.

Answer: Option C Properties that describe the characteristics of entities are called: A. entities. B. attributes. C. identifiers. D. relationships. Answer: Option B On an entity-relationship diagram, a rectangle represents a(n): A. data flow. B. entity. C. multivalued attribute.

D. repeating group. E. relationship. Answer: B A named property or characteristic of an entity that is of interest to the organ ization defines: A. B. C. D. E. attribute. relationship. instance. associative entity. data flow.

An attribute (or combination of attributes) that uniquely identifies each instan ce of an entity type defines: A. B. C. D. E. data element occurrence. identifier. trigger. associative entity. data marker.

Answer: A An attribute that can have more than one value for each entity instance is refer red to as: A. B. C. D. E. a gerund. a multivalued attribute. a nonexclusive attribute. a data replica. none of the above.

Answer: B If STUDENT and COURSE participate in a relationship, this is an example of a(n): A. B. C. D. E. unary relationship. binary relationship. ternary relationship. extraordinary relationship. coupled relationship.

Answer: B A ternary relationship occurs when a relationship exists among instances of: A. B. C. D. E. the same entity. two entity types. three entity types. four entity types. nine entity types.

Answer: C A relationship between the instances of one entity type is a: A. unary relationship. B. binary relationship.

C. ternary relationship. D. singular occurrence. E. partnership occurrence. Answer: A A relationship between instances of two entity types is a: A. B. C. D. E. unary relationship. binary relationship. ternary relationship. multiple occurrence. partnership occurrence.

Answer: B Which of the following is an extension of the Relational Database model? A. Hierarchical database B. Multidimensional database C. Network database D. Object oriented database Answer: D 1st Normalization rule is each cell of a table contains only one atomic value. A. TRUE B. FALASE Answer: A Composite attributes cannot be further subdivided. A. TRUE B. FALASE Answer: B The relationships are displayed as _______ in ER-diagrams. A. rectangles B. ovals C. triangles D. diamonds Answer: D What type of graphical model is used to define a database? A. E-R diagram B. Organizational model C. Programming model D. NONE Answer: A After you develop a ER-model for your database, you should validate model by ___ __. A. B C. D. normalization rules plan approve None of the above

Answer: A Converting the M:N relationship into TWO 1:M relationships. A. TRUE B. FALASE Answer: A