Quiz one Flashcards

1
Q

The common types of entities are:

A

A) Strong entities
B) Weak entities
C) Associative entities

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2
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Customers, cars, and parts are examples of?

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Entities

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3
Q

An entity type whose existence depends on another entity type is called a ________ entity?

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Weak

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4
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A property or characteristic of an entity type that is of interest to the organization is called a(n):

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Attribute

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5
Q

An attribute that can be broken down into smaller parts is called a(n) ________ attribute

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composite

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6
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The total quiz points for a student for an entire semester is a(n) ________ attribute

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derived

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7
Q

An entity that associates the instances of one or more entity types and contains attributes specific to the relationships is called a(n):

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associative entity

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8
Q

The number of entity types that participate in a relationship is called the:

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degree

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9
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A(n) ________ is the relationship between a weak entity type and its owner

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identifying relationship

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10
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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

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many to many

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11
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unary relationship

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12
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A ________ specifies the number of instances of one entity that can be associated with each instance of another entity

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Cardinality constraint

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