Question 1

2 out of 2 points

Each column in a table of a relational database should have a distinct name.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 2
2 out of 2 points

In a relational database each ____ should be unique.
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Correct Answer: d.
All of the above

Question 3
2 out of 2 points

____ is the duplication of data.
Selected Answer: b.
Redundancy
Correct Answer: b.
Redundancy

Question 4
2 out of 2 points

A record is another term for a(n) ____.
Selected Answer: b.
row
Correct Answer: b.
row

Question 5
2 out of 2 points

The statement A sales reps pay class functionally determines his or her pay rate means that if
you know the pay class, you can determine the pay rate.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 6
0 out of 2 points

A(n) ____ is a characteristic or property of an entity.
Selected Answer: b.
attribute
Correct Answer: d.
All of the above

Question 7
2 out of 2 points

____ can occur when there is a column in a table that is dependent on only a portion of the
primary key.
Selected Answer: b.
Update anomalies
Correct Answer: b.
Update anomalies

Question 8
2 out of 2 points

Columns are sometimes called tuples.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 9
2 out of 2 points

A relation is essentially a three-dimensional table.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 10
2 out of 2 points

In this text, Boyce-Codd normal form is the same as ____.
Selected Answer: d.
third normal form
Correct Answer: d.
third normal form

Question 11
0 out of 2 points

A matrix is the association between entities.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: False

Question 12
2 out of 2 points

Normalization is done before creating the database design.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 13
2 out of 2 points

Many organizations and institutions are moving toward using Social Security numbers as
primary keys because of privacy issues.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 14
2 out of 2 points

If a table contained both employee numbers and Social Security numbers, both columns would
be referred to as candidate keys.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 15
0 out of 2 points

Which of the following is the primary key of the ORDER_LINE (ORDER_NUM, PART_NUM,
NUM_ORDERED, QUOTED_PRICE) table?
Selected Answer: a.
ORDER_NUM
Correct Answer: c.
ORDER_NUM and PART_NUM

Question 16
2 out of 2 points

Because there is a one-to-many relationship between sales reps and customers in the Premiere
Products database, one sales rep can be associated with zero, one, or more customers.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 17
2 out of 2 points

Qualification is an update anomaly.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 18
0 out of 2 points

A primary key always comprises a single column.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: False

Question 19
2 out of 2 points

The same column name can appear in two different tables in a relational database.

Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 20
2 out of 2 points

A field is another term for a(n) ____.
Selected Answer: d.
column
Correct Answer: d.
column

Question 1
2 out of 2 points

The process of determining the particular tables and columns that will comprise a database is
known as ____.
Selected Answer: a.
database design
Correct Answer: a.
database design

Question 2
2 out of 2 points

The process of determining the particular tables and columns that will comprise a database is
known as database design.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 3
0 out of 2 points

A table is in third normal form if it is in second normal form and no nonkey column is dependent
on only a portion of the primary key.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: False

Question 4
2 out of 2 points

In a relation, the order of the rows and columns is immaterial.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 5
2 out of 2 points

It is possible for the computer to generate values that are used as the primary key column.

Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 6
2 out of 2 points

You can determine functional dependence by viewing sample data.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 7
2 out of 2 points

Any column (or collection of columns) that determines another column is called a(n) ____.

Selected Answer: b.
determinant
Correct Answer: b.
determinant

Question 8
2 out of 2 points

A(n) ____ is the association between entities.
Selected Answer: a.
relationship
Correct Answer: a.
relationship

Question 9
2 out of 2 points

At Premiere Products, there is a ____ relationship between sales reps and customers.

Selected Answer: c.
one-to-many
Correct Answer: c.
one-to-many

Question 10
2 out of 2 points

A tabular database is a collection of tables.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 11
2 out of 2 points

In a relational database, each entity has its own table.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 12
2 out of 2 points

A record is another term for a(n) ____.
Selected Answer: a.
row
Correct Answer: a.
row

Question 13
2 out of 2 points

A relation is essentially a three-dimensional table.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 14
2 out of 2 points

In a relation, all values in a column are values of the same attribute.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 15
2 out of 2 points

A ____ column is a column that is not part of the primary key.
Selected Answer: a.
nonkey
Correct Answer: a.
nonkey

Question 16
2 out of 2 points

In an entity-relationship (E-R) diagram, ____ are used to represent an entity.
Selected Answer: b.
rectangles
Correct Answer: b.
rectangles

Question 17
2 out of 2 points

If a table contained both employee numbers and Social Security numbers, both columns would
be referred to as candidate keys.
Selected Answer: True
Correct Answer: True

Question 18
2 out of 2 points

Columns are sometimes called tuples.
Selected Answer: False
Correct Answer: False

Question 19
2 out of 2 points

A relation is in ____ if it does not contain any repeating groups.
Selected Answer: a.
first normal form
Correct Answer: a.
first normal form

Question 20
2 out of 2 points

In a relational database each ____ should be unique.
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Correct Answer: d.
All of the above