Semester 1 Mid Term Exam covers Sections 1-10 of Database Design.

Section 1
1. What is the difference between "information" and "data"? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Data is held and understood only by users
Information is held and understood only by users
Information and data have no differences - they are two words for the same t
hing
Data turns into information when it is stored in a database and accessed by
systems and users (*)
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2. Entities are transformed into Tables during the Database Design process. T
rue or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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3. Databases perform these functions.... Mark for Review

(1) Points
Running multiple applications on multiple client-servers
Providing integrated software on fast processing servers
Providing software running on a variety of platforms and configurations allo
wing companies a structured way to access and manage their data (*)
They run purely as client-based software on personal computers

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4. The market for IT professionals is still increasing and will continue to d

o so in the future, as the world gets ever more dependent on computer systems. T
rue or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Correct
 Section 2
5. All of the following would be instances of the entity ANIMAL SPECIES excep
t which? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Dog
Bird
Elephant
Leaf (*)

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6. An entity can have many Unique Identifiers. True or False? Mark for Revie
w
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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7. Volatile entities have special requirements and need special attention whe
n you are doing data modelling. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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8. Primary Unique Identifiers: (Choose Two) Mark for Review

(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Are Required. The data model is not complete until all entities have a Prima
ry UID. (*)
Distinguish each instance of an entity from all others (*)
Are not required
You may create more than one Primary Unique Identifier for an entity
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9. In a physical data model, a relationship is represented as a? Mark for Re

view
(1) Points
Column
Row
Instance
Foreign Key (*)

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10. Entity and Attribute names are usually Nouns. True or False? Mark for Re
view
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Correct
Section 2
11. Documenting Business Requirements helps developers control the scope of t
he systems, so users do not suddenly want the new system to contain twice as muc
h functionality. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Correct

Section 3
12. Relationship Degree/Cardinality is important. True or False? Mark for Re
view
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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 13. Relationships represents something of significance to the business. True
or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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14. The single end of a Relationship is called: Mark for Review

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Single Toe (*)
Big Toe
Single Foot

Crows Foot

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15. When reading a relationship between 2 entities, the relationship is read

both from left to right and right to left. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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16. Matrix Diagrams are developed BEFORE the ERD. True or False? Mark for Re
view
(1) Points

True
False (*)

Correct

Section 4
17. A business rule such as "We only ship goods after customers have complete
ly paid any outstanding balances on their account" is best enforced by: Mark fo
r Review
(1) Points
Making the payment attribute null.
Making the payment attribute optional.
We need to trust our customers, and we know they will pay some day.
Hiring a programmer to create additional programming code to verify no goods
are shipped until the account has been settled in full. (*)

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18. All instances of the supertype must be an instance of one of the subtypes
. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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19. A Supertype can have only one subtype. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

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20. When creating entities you must follow these rules: (Choose Two) Mark fo
r Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

Name them in Plural

Name them in Singular (*)
Exclude Attributes
Include Attributes (*)

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21. A supertype can only have two subtypes and no more. True or False? Mark fo
r Review
(1) Points
True
 False (*)

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22. You can only create relationships to a Supertype, not to a Subtype. True
or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Correct

Section 5

23. Which of the following pairs of entities is most likely to be modeled as

a M:M relationship? Mark for Review
(1) Points
CAR and WHEEL
TREE and BRANCH
PERSON and FINGERPRINT
TEACHER and SUBJECT AREA (*)

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24. A relationship from an entity back to itself is called a ___________ rela

tionship. Mark for Review
(1) Points
Mandatory

Recursive (*)
Many to Many Optional
Transferrable

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25. Relationships can be Redundant. True or False? Mark for Review

(1) Points
True (*)
 False

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26. What uncommon relationship is described by the statements: "Each DNA SAMP
LE may be taken from one and only one PERSON and each PERSON may provide one and
only one DNA SAMPLE" Mark for Review
(1) Points
One to Many Optional
One to Many Mandatory
One to One Optional (*)
Many to Many Mandatory

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27. A Diamond on a relationship indicates the Relationship as Non-Tranferrabl

e. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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28. What do you call the entity created when you resolve a M:M relationship?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
Intersection entity (*)
Inclusion entity
Recursive entity

M:M entity

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29. Intersection Entities are at the Master end in the relationships between
it and the original entities. So the original entities are details or children o
f the newly created intersection entity. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
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30. Intersection Entities often have the relationships participating in the U

ID, so the relationships are often barred. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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31. As a database designer you do not need to worry about where in the datamode
l you store a particular attribute, as long as you get it onto the ERD your job
is done. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

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32. There is no limit to how may UID's an entity can have. True or False? Ma
rk for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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33. A unique identifier must be made up of more than one attribute. True or F
alse? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True
False (*)

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34. Any Non-UID must be dependant on the entire UID. True or False? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
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35. When data is only stored in one place in a database, the database conform
s to the rules of ___________. Mark for Review
(1) Points
Normality
Reduction
Normalization (*)
Multiplication

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Section 7
36. Historical data must never be kept. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

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37. Which of the following would be good as a Unique Identifier for its Entit
y? (Choose Three) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Personal Identification number for Person (*)
Vehicle Registration Number for Car (*)

ISBN Number for Book (*)

Date of birth for Baby

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38. Which of the following would best be represented by an arc? Mark for Rev
iew
(1) Points
TEACHER (Female, Bob)
DELIVERY ADDRESS (Home, Office) (*)
 PARENT (Girl, Bob)
STUDENT (Grade A student, Average Student)

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39. Which of the following is NOT a relationship type? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Some to None (*)
One to One
One to Many
Many to Many

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40. No parts of an UID are mandatory. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

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41. Primary UIDs are: Mark for Review
(1) Points
Something that each Entity should have, but is not mandatory (*)
Useful as an alternative means of identifying instances of an entity, indepe
ndent of their datatype
Mandatory in data modeling

Always comprised of numbers

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42. Arcs are used to visually represent _________ between two or more relatio
nships in an ERD. Mark for Review
(1) Points
Sameness
Differences
Exclusivity (*)
 Inheritance

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Section 9
43. All systems must include functionality to provide logging or journaling i
n conceptual data models. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

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44. Which of the following is a logical constraint that could result from con
sidering how time impacts an example of data storage? Mark for Review
(1) Points
An ASSIGNMENT may only refer to an EMPLOYEE with a valid employee record at
the Start Date of the ASSIGNMENT. (*)
EMPLOYEE periods can overlap causing the database to crash.
End Date must be before the Start Date.
Dates must be stored with Time.

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45. All systems must have an entity called WEEK with a holiday attribute, so
you know when to give your employees a holiday. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

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46. If a system includes the concept of time and it stores Start Dates, then
End Dates becomes Mandatory. For each Start Date attribute you create, you MUST
create an End Date attribute and it must be mandatory. True or False? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
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Section 10
47. Which of the following statements are true for ERD's to enhance their rea
dability. (Choose Two) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Is is OK to break a big ERD down into subsets of the overall picture. This w
ay you end up with more than one ERD, that together documents the entire system.
(*)
Try to avoid crossing lines (*)
The crows feet (many ends) can point whichever way is the easiest to draw

You must ensure you have all the entities on one single, big diagram, even i
f you have hundreds

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48. There is no point in trying to group your entities together on your diagr
am according to volume. Making a diagram pretty is a waste of time. True or Fals
e? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Correct

49. Generic models are generally far more complex than a specific model. True
or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

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50. A datamodel containing generic modeling techniques must not be mixed in w

ith non-generic models. The generic entities MUST be drawn on a diagram of their
own. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Correct