Tutorial 4

CSN-351/AID-523 Database Management Systems

1. Find the minimum number of tables required for the following ER

diagram in relational model-:

2. Which one of the following is used to represent the supporting many-one

relationships of a weak entity set in an entity-relationship diagram?
a) Rectangles with double border
b) Diamond with double border
c) Ovals that contain underlined identifier
d) Ovals with double border

3. Consider an ER diagram given below for the Bank database.

Which is the correct statement regarding the above diagram

 a) Bank-Branch is the weak entity
b) Branch No of the Bank-Branch entity is a partial key
c) The participation of BANK in BRANCHES relationship is partial
d) All of the above

4. An aggregation association is drawn using which symbol?

a) A line which loops back on to the same table

b) A small open diamond at the end of a line connecting two tables
c) A small closed diamond at the end of a line connecting two tables
d) A small closed triangle at the end of a line connecting two tables

5 Consider the following ER Diagram

“borrower” mapping cardinality is many-to-many. While converting the ER

diagram into a relational DBMS model, the relationship set “borrower” is
converted into a relation

Borrower(cust_id, loan_id, access_date)

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What is the primary key of “borrower”?
a) Cust_id
b) Loan_id
c) (cust_id, loan_id)
d) (cust_id, loan_id, access_date)