MIS 3353 EXAM 2 QUIZZES QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
In the conceptual design context, the common types of entities are... (Select any/all that
apply.)
Strong entities
Weak entities
Associative entities
Ambivalent entities - Answers - Strong entities
Weak entities
Associative entities
Customers, cars, and parts would most likely be examples of which one of the
following?
Relationships
Entities
Cardinalities
Attributes - Answers - Entities
An entity type whose existence depends on another entity type is called a ________
entity
Social
Weak
Codependent
Strong
Variant - Answers - Weak
A property or characteristic of an entity type that is of interest to the organization is
called a(n):
Functional value
Cross-functional value
Coexisting entity
Relationship
Attribute - Answers - Attribute
An attribute that can be broken down into smaller parts is called a(n) ________ attribute
Composite
Complex
Simple
Associative - Answers - Composite
, The total quiz points for a student for an entire semester would most likely be an
example of a(n) ________ attribute
Mixed
Addressed
Stored
Derived - Answers - Derived
An entity that contains attributes specific to the relationship between instances within
one or more entity(-ies) is called a(n)... (Select any/all that apply.)
Connecting entity
Intersectional entity
Indirect entity
Associative entity - Answers - Associative entity
The number of entities that participate in a relationship is called the _____.
Counter
Entquant
Degree
Number
Identifying characteristic - Answers - Degree
The relationship between a weak entity type and its owner is a form of which one of the
following?
Submissive relationship
Member chain
Chain link
Identifying relationship
Jump path - Answers - Identifying relationship
A student can attend five classes, each with a different professor. Each professor has
30 students. The relationship of students to professors is a ________ relationship.
One-to-many
Strong
Many-to-many
One-to-one - Answers - Many-to-many
A ________ specifies the number of instances of one entity that can be associated with
each instance of another entity
Limit
Degree
In the conceptual design context, the common types of entities are... (Select any/all that
apply.)
Strong entities
Weak entities
Associative entities
Ambivalent entities - Answers - Strong entities
Weak entities
Associative entities
Customers, cars, and parts would most likely be examples of which one of the
following?
Relationships
Entities
Cardinalities
Attributes - Answers - Entities
An entity type whose existence depends on another entity type is called a ________
entity
Social
Weak
Codependent
Strong
Variant - Answers - Weak
A property or characteristic of an entity type that is of interest to the organization is
called a(n):
Functional value
Cross-functional value
Coexisting entity
Relationship
Attribute - Answers - Attribute
An attribute that can be broken down into smaller parts is called a(n) ________ attribute
Composite
Complex
Simple
Associative - Answers - Composite
, The total quiz points for a student for an entire semester would most likely be an
example of a(n) ________ attribute
Mixed
Addressed
Stored
Derived - Answers - Derived
An entity that contains attributes specific to the relationship between instances within
one or more entity(-ies) is called a(n)... (Select any/all that apply.)
Connecting entity
Intersectional entity
Indirect entity
Associative entity - Answers - Associative entity
The number of entities that participate in a relationship is called the _____.
Counter
Entquant
Degree
Number
Identifying characteristic - Answers - Degree
The relationship between a weak entity type and its owner is a form of which one of the
following?
Submissive relationship
Member chain
Chain link
Identifying relationship
Jump path - Answers - Identifying relationship
A student can attend five classes, each with a different professor. Each professor has
30 students. The relationship of students to professors is a ________ relationship.
One-to-many
Strong
Many-to-many
One-to-one - Answers - Many-to-many
A ________ specifies the number of instances of one entity that can be associated with
each instance of another entity
Limit
Degree
