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in DB2, a named section of permanent storage space that is reserved to store the database. 
associative entity 
another name for composite entity, bridge entity or linking table 
bridge entity 
another name for composite entity, associative entity or linking table 
candidate key 
a minimal superkey; that is, a key that dows not contain a subset of attributes that is itself a superkey. 
closure 
A property of relational operators that p...
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1.1.1 - Conceptual Schema - ER Model 
Tables: Customer, DonutOrder, Donut - Customer: 
PK - CustomerID 
Rest are customer related fields 
DonutOrder: 
FK - CustomerID, 
FK - DonutID 
Qty, SpecialNotes 
Donut: 
PK - DonutID 
Rest are donut fields 
Relationships: 
Customer - 1:n Identifying - DonutOrder 
DonutOrder - n:1 Identifying - Donut 
Why are the relationships in 1.1.1 Identifying? - The PK's of Customer and Donut are included in 
the composite primary key of DonutOrder. 
2.1.1 - Physical ...
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First Normal Form -- when all non-key columns depend on the primary key 
- a table with a primary key is in first normal form 
- a table with no duplicate rows is in first normal form 
Second Normal Form -- when all non-key columns depend on the whole primary key 
- cannot depend on part of a composite primary key 
- a table with a simple primary key is automatically in second normal form 
A table with a simple primary key must be in what normal form? -- second normal form or higher 
Third Norma...
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access plan - A set of instructions generated at application compilation time that is created and 
managed by a DBMS. The access plan predetermines how an application's query will access the 
database at run time. 
algorithms - A process or set of operations in a calculation. 
automatic query optimization - A method by which a DBMS finds the most efficient access path 
for the execution of a query. 
B-tree index - An ordered data structure organized as an upside-down tree. 
bitmap index - An in...
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AREA - In DB2, a named section of permanent storage space that is reserved to store the 
database. 
associative entity - See composite entity. 
bridge entity - See composite entity. 
candidate key - A minimal superkey; that is, a key that does not contain a subset of attributes 
that is itself a superkey. See key. 
closure - A property of relational operators that permits the use of relational algebra operators 
on existing tables (relations) to produce new relations. 
composite entity - An enti...
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A salesperson is authorized to sell many products and a product can be sold by many salespersons. 
Which kind of binary relationship does this scenario describe? - Many-to-many 
Which kind of relationship is displayed in this entity-relationship diagram? - Many-to-many unary 
Which two examples are attributes? Choose 2 answers - AN Employee number, and meeting 
code 
Which delete rule sets column values in a child table to a missing value when the matching data is 
deleted from the parent table?...
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Syntax for updating a specific column in a specific row - UPDATE <table> 
SET <atrribute> = <value> 
WHERE <primary key> = <value>; 
Syntax for deleting a row - DELETE FROM <TableName> 
WHERE <PrimaryKey> = <#>; 
Syntax for creating a view - CREATE VIEW <name> 
AS SELECT <columnname> 
CONCAT (<attribute>, ' ', <attribute>) AS <newname>, <attributes> 
FROM <tablename> 
Syntax to create an Index - CREATE IN...
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Access plan -A set of instructions generated at application compilation time that is created and 
managed by a DBMS. The access plan predetermines how an application's query will access the 
database at run time. 
Alias -An alternative name for a column or table in a SQL statement. 
ALTER TABLE -The SQL command used to make changes to table structure. When the command is 
followed by a keyword (ADD or MODIFY), it adds a column or changes column characteristics. 
AREA -In DB2, a named section of...
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A salesperson is authorized to sell many products and a product can be sold by many salespersons. 
Which kind of binary relationship does this scenario describe? 
One-to-one 
One-to-many 
Many-to-many 
One-to-one binary - Many-to-many 
Which two examples are attributes? 
Choose 2 answers 
A person attending a meeting 
An employee number 
A sales meeting 
A meeting code - An employee number 
A meeting code 
Which delete rule sets column values in a child table to a missing value when the matching...
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DML - IUDS, CR 
insert, update, delete, select 
commit, rollback 
INSERT - add new rows 
UPDATE - modify data of existing rows 
DELETE - delete some/all records from database 
can be rolled back 
COMMIT - permanently saves 
ROLLBACK - undo changes 
SELECT - data retrieval 
WHERE - limits rows returned 
used before group by 
ORDER BY - OC 
sorts columns
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An entity is said to be X -dependent if it can exist in the database only when it is associated with 
another related entity occurrence. - existence 
A table that has all key attributes defined has no repeating groups and all its attributes are 
dependent on the primary key is said to be in X. - 1nf 
A determinant is any attribute whose value determines other values within a column. - F 
X is a process that is used for changing attributes to entities. - Normalization 
Any attribute whose value d...
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First Normal Form - - when all non-key columns depend on the primary key 
- a table with a primary key is in first normal form 
- a table with no duplicate rows is in first normal form 
Second Normal Form - - when all non-key columns depend on the whole primary key 
- cannot depend on part of a composite primary key 
- a table with a simple primary key is automatically in second normal form 
A table with a simple primary key must be in what normal form? - - second normal form or 
higher 
Third N...
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An inequality condition is also known as a natural join and an equality condition is also called a theta 
join. - False 
When using a(n) _____ join, only rows that meet the given criteria are returned. - inner 
The statement SELECT * FROM T1, T2 produces a(n) _____ join. - cross 
A(n) _____ join will select only the rows with matching values in the common attribute(s). - 
natural 
If a designer wishes to create an inner join, but the two tables do not have a commonly named 
attribute, he can use...
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An alias is especially useful when a table must be joined to itself in a(n) ___________________ 
query. - recursive 
The ___________ condition is generally composed of an equality comparison between the foreign 
key and the primary key of related tables. - join 
A database language enables the user to create database and table structures to perform basic data 
management chores. - TRUE 
______________________ is the process the DBMS uses to verify that only registered users access 
the database....
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AREA - In DB2, a named section of permanent storage space that is reserved to store the 
database. 
associative entity - See composite entity. 
bridge entity - See composite entity. 
candidate key - A minimal superkey; that is, a key that does not contain a subset of attributes 
that is itself a superkey. See key. 
closure - A property of relational operators that permits the use of relational algebra operators 
on existing tables (relations) to produce new relations. 
composite entity - An enti...
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binary relationship -An ER term for an association (relationship) between two entities. For 
example, PROFESSOR teaches CLASS. 
cardinality -An attribute that can be further subdivided to yield additional attributes. For 
example, a phone number such as may be divided into an area code (615), an 
exchange number (898), and a four-digit code (2368). Compare to simple attribute. 
composite identifier -In ER modeling, a key composed of more than one attribute. 
derived attribute -An attribute that...
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access plan - A set of instructions generated at application compilation time that is created and 
managed by a DBMS. The access plan predetermines how an application's query will access the 
database at run time. 
algorithms - A process or set of operations in a calculation. 
automatic query optimization - A method by which a DBMS finds the most efficient access path 
for the execution of a query. 
B-tree index - An ordered data structure organized as an upside-down tree. 
bitmap index - An in...
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AREA - in DB2, a named section of permanent storage space that is reserved to store the 
database. 
associative entity - another name for composite entity, bridge entity or linking table 
bridge entity - another name for composite entity, associative entity or linking table 
candidate key - a minimal superkey; that is, a key that dows not contain a subset of attributes 
that is itself a superkey. 
closure - A property of relational operators that permits the use of relational algebra operators 
...
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domain - In data modeling, the construct used to organize and describe an attribute's set of 
possible values 
superkey - An attribute or attributes that uniquely identify each entity in a table. Any composite 
key with this is also this. 
candidate key - A minimal superkey; that is, a key that does not contain a subset of attributes 
that is itself a superkey 
entity integrity - The property of a relational table that guarantees each entity has a unique value 
in a primary key and that the key...
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Unary relationships are common in manufacturing industries. - TRUE 
_________________ not only helps database designers to stay on track during the design process, it 
also enables them to pick up the design thread when the time comes to modify the design. - 
Documentation 
Ideally, an entity identifier is composed of _____ attribute(s). - one 
The first step in building an entity-relationship diagram (ERD) is 
___________________________________________________________. - creating a detailed 
n...
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