Exam 1: Overview of Database Concepts

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Which of the following terms represents a collection of fields?

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In which step of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is the solution to the identified problem determined and understood?

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What is the purpose of an E-R Model?

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What is the purpose of a foreign key?

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In which step of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) are the logical and physical components defined?

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A(n) ____________________ is a storage structure that contains data.

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A many-to-many relationship cannot exist in a relational database.

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A ____ is a storage structure designed to hold a collection of data.

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A(n) ____________________ table can be added to the physical database to eliminate a many-to-many relationship.

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Transitive dependency can only exist if the data is uniquely identified by a composite primary key.

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A character is a basic unit of data and can consist of a number, letter, or special symbol.

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Data is in second normal form (2NF) if it contains no repeating groups and has a primary key to uniquely identify each record.

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A(n) ____________________ is a basic unit of data that can consist of a letter, number, or special symbol.

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The fact that a person can wear different size clothes and that different people can wear the same size clothes is best characterized as a what type of relationship?

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Data in first normal form (1NF) does not contain which of the following?

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A field is a basic unit of data also referred to as a record.

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Partial dependency means that at least one of the data values is dependent on only a portion of the primary key.

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  -What type of relationship is depicted in Figure 1? -What type of relationship is depicted in Figure 1?

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A field is a group of related ____________________.

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A field is referred to as a(n) ____________________ in the physical database.

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