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Database Normalization Quiz

1) The document contains 5 multiple choice questions about database normalization forms. 2) The questions cover the definitions of 1NF, 2NF, and 3NF and situations where 3NF may be inadequate. 3) The key concepts assessed include functional dependencies, primary keys, alternate keys, transitive dependencies, and composite/overlapped candidate keys.

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Database Normalization Quiz

1) The document contains 5 multiple choice questions about database normalization forms. 2) The questions cover the definitions of 1NF, 2NF, and 3NF and situations where 3NF may be inadequate. 3) The key concepts assessed include functional dependencies, primary keys, alternate keys, transitive dependencies, and composite/overlapped candidate keys.

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1.

If every non-key attribute is functionally dependent on the primary key, then the relation will be in:

[A] 1NF [B] 2NF [C] 3NF [D]

2. Consider the schema R(S, T, U, V) and the dependencies S→T, T→U, U→V, V→S. Let R= {R1, R2} such that R1∩R2=Φ.
Then the decomposition is:

[A] Not in 2NF [B] in 2NF but not in 3NF [C] in 3NF but not in 2NF [D] in both 2NF and 3NF

3. A table is in 2NF if it is in 1NF and if:

[A] no column that is not a part of the primary key is dependent on only a portion of the alternate key. [B] no
column that is not a part of the primary key is dependent on only a portion of the primary key [C] no column
that is not a part of the primary key is dependent on only a portion of the foreign key [D] none of these

4. Third normal form is based on the concept of

[A] Closure Dependency [B] Transitive Dependency [C] Normal Dependency [D] Functional Dependency

5. Third normal form is inadequate in situations where the relation :

[A] has multiple candidate keys [B] has candidate keys that are composite [C] has overlapped candidate keys [D]
none of the above
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1. If every non-key attribute is functionally dependent on the primary key, then the relation will be in:

[A] 1NF [B] 2NF [C] 3NF [D]

2. Consider the schema R(S, T, U, V) and the dependencies S→T, T→U, U→V, V→S. Let R= {R1, R2} such that
R1∩R2=Φ. Then the decomposition is:

[A] Not in 2NF [B] in 2NF but not in 3NF [C] in 3NF but not in 2NF [D] in both 2NF and 3NF

3. A table is in 2NF if it is in 1NF and if:

[A] no column that is not a part of the primary key is dependent on only a portion of the alternate key. [B]
no column that is not a part of the primary key is dependent on only a portion of the primary key [C] no
column that is not a part of the primary key is dependent on only a portion of the foreign key [D] none of
these

4. Third normal form is based on the concept of

[A] Closure Dependency [B] Transitive Dependency [C] Normal Dependency [D] Functional Dependency

5. Third normal form is inadequate in situations where the relation :

[A] has multiple candidate keys [B] has candidate keys that are composite [C] has overlapped candidate
keys [D] none of the above

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