For most business database design purposes, ________ is as high as you need to go in the

normalization process.

a. 2NF
b. 3NF
c. 4NF
d. 5NF

A table that displays data redundancies yields ________.

a. more entities
2. b. inconsistencies
c. anomalies
d. fewer attributes

The normalization process involves assigning ________ to tables based on the concept of
determination.

3. a. files
b. data
c. relations
d. attributes

From a structural point of view, 2NF is better than ________.

a. 4NF
4. b. 1NF
c. BCNF
d. 3NF

________ yields increase performance in a database system.

a. Normalization
5. b. Atomization
c. Denormalization
d. Compression

Data redundancy produces ________.

a. data integrity problems

6. b. robust design
c. slower lookups
d. efficient storage use

In a normalized database, what is represented by each table?

a. a single subject
7. b. one attribute
c. a functional area
d. an entire application

8. Identification of the ________ will let you know where you are in the normalization process.
 a. repeating groups
b. normal form
c. primary key
d. attributes

A table that has all key attributes defined, no repeating groups, and an identified primary key is said
to be in ________.

9. a. 1NF
b. 2NF
c. 3NF
d. 4NF

The ________ model views the data as part of a table or collection of tables in which all key values
must be identified.

10. a. relational
b. conceptual
c. object-oriented
d. external

Which of the following normal forms is mostly of theoretical interest?

a. 1NF
11. b. 3NF
c. BCNF
d. DKNF

A table is in fourth normal form (4NF) if ________.

a. it is in 3NF and has no independent multivalued dependencies

12. b. no column contains the same values
c. all attributes are dependent on the primary key
d. it is in 3NF and there are no repeating groups

A table that is in 1NF and includes no partial dependencies is said to be in ________.

a. 1NF
13. b. 2NF
c. 3NF
d. 4NF

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

a. 1NF
14. b. 2NF
c. 3NF
d. 4NF

15. Dependencies can be depicted with the help of a dependency ________.

a. form
 b. schema
c. diagram
d. database

Dependencies based on only a part of a composite primary key are called ________ dependencies.

a. incomplete
16. b. composite
c. partial
d. primary

Assume you have the following table definition: 

1NF (PROJ_NUM, EMP_NUM, PROJ_NAME, EMP_NAME, JOB_CLASS, CHG_HOURS, HOURS).

Identify a transitive dependency.

17. a. PROJ_NUM   PROJ_NAME

b. JOB_CLASS   CHG_HOURS
PROJ_NUM, EMP_NUM   PROJ_NAME, EMP_NAME, JOB_CLASS,
c. CHG_HOURS
d. EMP_NUM   EMP_NAME, JOB_CLASS, CHG_HOURS

An attribute that is part of a key is known as a(n) ________ attribute.

a. important
18. b. prime
c. nonprime
d. entity

All relational tables satisfy the ________ requirements.

a. 1NF
19. b. 2NF
c. BCNF
d. 3NF

A(n) ________ attribute is not part of a key.

a. prime
20. b. nonprime
c. composite
d. assigned

Another name for a prime attribute is a(n) ________ attribute.

a. index
21. b. surrogate
c. view
d. key

22. Given the following table definition, how many tables would be produced by the conversion to 2NF?
 1NF (PROJ_NUM, EMP_NUM, PROJ_NAME, EMP_NAME, JOB_CLASS, CHG_HOURS,
ASSIGN_HOURS)

a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four

A table whose primary key consists of only a single attribute is automatically in ________ when it is
in 1NF.

23. a. 2NF
b. 3NF
c. 4NF
d. BCNF

A 2NF table can exhibit ________ dependency.

a. indirect
24. b. transitive
c. complete
d. partial

A ________ is any attribute whose value determines other values within a row.

a. partial dependency
25. b. determinant
c. transitive dependency
d. secondary key