WGU C175 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PRACTICE TEST ANSWERS| IT CIS111 TEST BANK 1

Multiple Choice 1. The Entity-Relationship (E-R) model is _____. a. a diagramming technique that describes record structures (i.e. the fields that make up the records of a file) b. an alternative to indexing and hashing as a means for providing direct access in files c. a diagramming technique that describes entities, their attributes, and the relationships between them d. an alternative to file design in which attributes are used instead of fields e. a diagramming technique that relates entities to each other, attributes to each other, and relationships to each other 2. An association between entities is a(n) _____. a. entity type b. entity occurence c. record d. attribute e. relationship 3. A binary relationship is a relationship between two _____. a. entity types b. attribute types c. associations d. files e. cardinalities 4. The term “binary” in binary relationship indicates that the relationship is between a. two halves of an entity type b. two entity types c. two divisions of an entity’s attributes d. two attributes e. two relationships 5. The cardinality of a relationship is _____. a. The minimum number of entities that can be involved in the relationship. b. The maximum number of entities that can be involved in the relationship. c. The minimum number of attributes that can be in the entity types in a relationship. d. The maximum number of attributes that can be in the entity types in a relationship.