Entity type ET with single value property - Answers relation ET has B as an attribute
Entity type ET with identifying property A - Answers relation ET there will be an attribute A that is a
primary key
Entity ET with composite C, made up D and E - Answers Relation only includes D and E, C is lost
Relation model is inherently: - Answers flat!
Entity ET with identifying property A and multi-value property F - Answers For each F a brand new
relation is created, called ET-F. insert identifying property so combination of A and F is a composite key
in ET-F
1:1 relational mapping - Answers B in ET1 is a foreign key to B in ET2. or A in ET2 is a foreign key to A in
ET1. both are acceptable.
1:1 mandatory relationship - Answers A in ET2 (where the relationship is mandatory) is a foreign key to
A in ET1
1:N relationship mapping - Answers A in ET2 (the many side) is a foreign key to A in ET1 (the one side). A
in ET1 is unique for every single value of B
N:M Relation - Answers There needs to be a relation,R, for the relationship that has a foreign key for
each attribute. A in R is a foreign key to A in ET1 and B in R is a foreign key to B in ET2
Identifying relationship R to weak Entity ET2 - Answers ET2 requires a reference to ET1, A in ET2 is a
foreign key to A in ET1. A and B in combination are required to define ET2
Mandatory/disjoint relation for super/sup type - Answers ET1 and ET2 are disjoint so every ET distance
has an A and B and every instance is hooked to ET1 or ET2. ET1 will inherit A and B and have C, ET2 will
also and have D. only create a relation for ET1 and ET2, not ET. ET1 is A, B, C; ET2 is A, B, D.
Mandatory Overlap relation - Answers Every instance of ET is an instance of ET1, ET2, or both. A in ET1
and ET2 are foreign keys to A in ET. ET is A,B. ET1 is A, C. ET2 is A, D
non-mandatory overlap relation - Answers A in ET1 and ET2 are foreign keys to A in ET
non-mandatory/disjoint - Answers A in ET1 and ET2 are foreign keys to A in ET
union type - Answers ET is a subset of the union of ET1 and ET2. ET-ID in ET1 and ET2 are foreign keys to
ET-ID in ET
closed algebra - Answers each time there is an operation, you get a rational number back. this allows
you to formulate high level models. You can use previous thoughts to form new thoughts for high level
models