Test: DFo Section 3 Test

Review the answers, results and scores for the questions below. Correct answers are marked with an asterisk
(*).

Section 3

(Answer all questions in this section)

1. In a physical data model, an attribute is represented as an

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Row

Column (*)

Instance

Foreign key

Correct

2. When mapping entities containing supertypes and subtypes, an implementation of _________ is used when
most of the attributes and relationships are shared at the level of a supertype.

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several tables

single table (*)

two tables

miscellaneous to miscellaneous table

Correct

3. Relationships are assigned in a physical model using keys ____________ and foreign keys.

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main (*)

compounds

secondary

only

Incorrect. See Section 3, Lesson 4.

4. A _________ in a relationship line indicates that the relationship is non-transferable.

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Star

Circle

Triangle

Diamond (*)

Correct

5. Which of the following statements about subtypes is true?

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The subtypes should not be exhaustive.

An instance of a supertype can belong to two subtypes.

The subtypes must be mutually exclusive. (*)

Subtypes should not be mutually exclusive.

Correct

6. Which of the following pairs of entities is most likely to be modeled as an M:M relationship?

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CAR and WHEEL

TREE and BRANCH

TEACHER and SUBJECT AREA (*)

PERSON and FINGERPRINT

Correct

7. All instances of the supertype _____ an instance of one of the subtypes.

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cannot be

must be (*)

can be

sometimes they will be

Correct

8. A non-transferable relationship means that the detail _____ change to point to a new master.

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you can

cannot (*)

can sometimes

Correct

9. An entity with no repeated values is said to be at ______________.

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First normal format (*)

Third normal format

Second normal format

Fourth normal format

Correct

10. Can all constraints be modeled in an ER diagram?

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No, in which case you must allow the database administrator to handle them.

No, but you can explain them to users so they can apply them.

Yes, all constraints should be modeled and shown in the ER diagram.

No, and those that cannot be modeled should be displayed in a separate document to be handled
programmatically. (*)

Correct

11. The third normal format rule indicates that no non-UID attribute can be dependent on another non-UID
attribute. True or false?

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True (*)

False

Correct

12. Until all attributes have a single value, the database model is said to be:

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In the second normal format

Normalized

Not standardized (*)

In the first normal format

Incorrect. See Section 3, Lesson 3.

13. A table is in 3NF if it has met all database requirements for 1NF and 2NF and all transitive dependencies have
been removed.

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True (*)

False

Incorrect. See Section 3, Lesson 3.

14. Which of the following would be a logical constraint when modeling the time of a City entity?

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If you are going to make a system for any French city, you would need a security clearance.

Daily traffic patterns should be monitored to determine how many law enforcement officers are needed.

People are born in the city and die in the city.

Cities may change their names and/or country association if the borders of a country change. (*)

Correct

15. Historical data modeling can produce a unique identifier that includes dates. True or false?

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True (*)

False

Correct