December 6, 2021

CHAPTER 5 REVIEW QUESTIONS

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1. What is normalization?
2. When is a table in 1NF?
3. When is a table in 2NF?
4. When is a table in 3NF?
5. When is a table in BCNF?
6. What is a partial dependency? With what normal form it is associated?
7. What three data anomalies are likely to be the result of data redundancy? How can such
anomalies be eliminated?
8. Define and discuss the concept of transitive dependency.
9. What is a surrogate key, and when should you use one?
10. How would you describe a condition in which one attribute is dependent on another attribute,
when neither attribute is part of the primary key?