Test: Mid Term Exam Semester 1

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Semester 1 Mid Term Exam covers Sections 1-10 of Database Design.

Section 6
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. Until all attributes are single-valued, the database model is said to
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be:
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Normalized
Not Normalized (*)
1st Normal Form
2nd Normal Form

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 2.

2. An entity without repeated values is said to be on 1st Normal Form.
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True or False?
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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3. All entities must be given a new artificial UID. True or False?
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(1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 1.

4. There is no limit to how may UID's an entity can have. True or
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False?
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 1.

5. The Rule of 3rd Normal Form states that No Non-UID attribute can
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be dependant on another non-UID attribute. True or False?
(1) Points
 True (*)
False

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6. When is an entity in 2nd Normal Form?
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(1) Points
When all non-UID attributes are dependent upon the entire UID.
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When no attritibutes are mutually independant and fully
independent on the primary key.
When no attritibutes are mutually independent and all are fully
dependent on the primary key.
None of the Above.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6 Lesson 3.

7. Any Non-UID must be dependant on the entire UID. True or False?
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(1) Points
True (*)
False

Correct

Section 5
(Answer all questions in this section)
8. If two entities have two relationships between them, these
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relationships can be either _____________ or _____________ ?
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Redundant or Required (*)
Replicated or Required
Resourced and Really Good
Redundant and Replicated

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9. Many to many relationships must be left in the Model. It is important
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to have them documented as M-M. True or False?
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True
False (*)

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 10.What uncommon relationship is described by the statements: "Each
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DNA SAMPLE may be taken from one and only one PERSON and
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each PERSON may provide one and only one DNA SAMPLE"
One to Many Optional
One to Many Mandatory
One to One Optional (*)
Many to Many Mandatory

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Section 5
(Answer all questions in this section)
11.Which of the following pairs of entities is most likely to be modeled
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as a M:M relationship?
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CAR and WHEEL
TREE and BRANCH
PERSON and FINGERPRINT
TEACHER and SUBJECT AREA (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5 Lesson 2.

12.A Diamond on a relationship indicates the Relationship as Non-
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Tranferrable. True or False?
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5 Lesson 1.

13.What do you call the entity created when you resolve a M:M
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relationship?
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Intersection entity (*)
Inclusion entity
Recursive entity
M:M entity

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14.Intersection Entities often have the relationships participating in the
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UID, so the relationships are often barred. True or False?
(1) Points
 True (*)
False

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15.Intersection Entities are at the Master end in the relationships
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between it and the original entities. So the original entities are details
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or children of the newly created intersection entity. True or False?
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5 Lesson 3.

Section 9
(Answer all questions in this section)
16.All systems must include functionality to provide logging or
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journaling in conceptual data models. True or False?
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 2.

17.Which of the following is a logical constraint that could result from
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considering how time impacts an example of data storage?
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An ASSIGNMENT may only refer to an EMPLOYEE with a
valid employee record at the Start Date of the ASSIGNMENT.
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EMPLOYEE periods can overlap causing the database to crash.
End Date must be before the Start Date.
Dates must be stored with Time.

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18.All systems must have an entity called WEEK with a holiday
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attribute, so you know when to give your employees a holiday. True
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or False?
True
False (*)

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19.If a system includes the concept of time and it stores Start Dates,
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then End Dates becomes Mandatory. For each Start Date attribute
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you create, you MUST create an End Date attribute and it must be
 mandatory. True or False?
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

20.When you add the concept of time to your data model, your model
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becomes more complex. True or False?
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Incorrect. Refer to Section 9 Lesson 1.

Section 3
(Answer all questions in this section)
21.In a business that sells pet food choose the best relationship name
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between FOOD TYPE and ANIMAL (e.g. dog, horse or cat).
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(Choose Two)
(Choose all correct answers)
Each FOOD TYPE must be suitable for one or more ANIMALs.
(*)
Each ANIMAL must be the seller of one or more FOOD
TYPES.
Each FOOD TYPE may be made from one or more ANIMALs.
Each FOOD TYPE may be given to one or more ANIMALs. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson 1.

22.Which of the following are valid relationship degrees? (Choose two)
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(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
1:1 (*)
1:M (*)
1:O
O:O

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23.The many end of a Relationship is called:
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(1) Points
 Gulls Foot
Pigs Ear
Crows Ear
Crows Foot (*)

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24.Matrix Diagrams show Optionality and Degrees of the ERDs they
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document. True or False?
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson 4.

25.When reading a relationship between 2 entities, the relationship is
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read both from left to right and right to left. True or False?
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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Section 4
(Answer all questions in this section)
26.Business rules are important to data modelers. True or False?
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(1) Points
True (*)
False

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27.All instances of the supertype must be an instance of one of the
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subtypes. True or False?
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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28.A Supertype can have only one subtype. True or False?
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(1) Points
True
False (*)
 Incorrect. Refer to Section 4 Lesson 1.
29.A supertype can only have two subtypes and no more. True or False?
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(1) Points
True
False (*)

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30.You can only create relationships to a Supertype, not to a Subtype.
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True or False?
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4 Lesson 1.

Section 10
(Answer all questions in this section)
31.There is no point in trying to group your entities together on your
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diagram according to volume. Making a diagram pretty is a waste of
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time. True or False?
True
False (*)

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32.There are formal rules for how to draw ERD's, even though they are
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only guidelines, you should always try to follow them. True or
(1) Points
False?
True (*)
False

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33.Generic models are generally far more complex than a specific
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model. True or False?
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 10 Lesson 2.

34.A datamodel containing generic modeling techniques must not be
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mixed in with non-generic models. The generic entities MUST be
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drawn on a diagram of their own. True or False?
 True
False (*)

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Section 2
(Answer all questions in this section)
35.Relationship names are usually verbs. True or False?
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(1) Points
True (*)
False

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36.Volatile entities have special requirements and need special attention
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when you are doing data modelling. True or False?
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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37.In a physical data model, a relationship is represented as a?
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(1) Points
Column
Row
Instance
Foreign Key (*)

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38.A/an _________ is a picture of all the information that will form the
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basis for the finished system.
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ERD (*)
Process
Table
Attribute

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39.Primary Unique Identifiers: (Choose Two)
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(1) Points
 (Choose all correct answers)
Are Required. The data model is not complete until all entities
have a Primary UID. (*)
Distinguish each instance of an entity from all others (*)
Are not required
You may create more than one Primary Unique Identifier for an
entity
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40.Entity and Attribute names are always interchangable, so you need
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not worry about choosing the right type. True or False?
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2 Lesson 3.

Section 2
(Answer all questions in this section)
41.Documenting Business Requirements helps developers control the
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scope of the systems, so users do not suddenly want the new system
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to contain twice as much functionality. True or False?
True (*)
False

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Section 7
(Answer all questions in this section)
42.Which of the following would be good as a Unique Identifier for its
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Entity? (Choose Three)
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(Choose all correct answers)
Personal Identification number for Person (*)
Vehicle Registration Number for Car (*)
ISBN Number for Book (*)
Date of birth for Baby

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43.A recursive relationship must Mandatory at both ends. True or
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False?
 (1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 2.

44.Modeling historical data can produce a unique identifier that always
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excludes dates. True or False?
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 3.

45.If Audit trail attributes are added to an entity they must be in the
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entities they are auditing. True or False?
(1) Points
True (*)
False

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46.Arcs are Mandatory in Data modeling. All ERD's must have at least
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one Arc. True or False?
(1) Points
True
False (*)

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47.All relationships participating in an arc must be mandatory. True or
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False?
(1) Points
True
False (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.

48.Primary UIDs are:
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(1) Points
Something that each Entity should have, but is not mandatory (*)
Useful as an alternative means of identifying instances of an
entity, independent of their datatype
Mandatory in data modeling
Always comprised of numbers
 Incorrect. Refer to Section 7 Lesson 1.
49.Which of the following is NOT a relationship type?
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(1) Points
Some to None (*)
One to One
One to Many
Many to Many

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50.Arcs are used to visually represent _________ between two or more
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relationships in an ERD.
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Sameness
Differences
Exclusivity (*)
Inheritance

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