Business Rule (Integrity Constraint) Characteristics Quiz

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Which of the following best describes a characteristic of a good Business Rule?

  • It is atomic and consists of multiple statements (correct)
  • It is imprecise and unclear
  • It is vague and open to interpretation
  • It is distinct but redundant

What is the main purpose of a Business Rule?

  • To provide vague guidelines for the business
  • To confuse end users
  • To complicate business processes
  • To assert business structure or control business behavior (correct)

What is an Entity Type in the context of an ER Model?

  • A person, place, object, or concept in the user environment (correct)
  • A complex algorithm in the user environment
  • A single occurrence of an entity type
  • A graphical representation of an entity-relationship model

What does an Entity-Relationship Diagram represent?

<p>A logical representation of the data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a guideline for an Entity Type?

<p>It can have many instances in the database and have multiple attributes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes a good example of a Business Rule different from a poor example?

<p>The good example includes clear prerequisites, while the poor example does not (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attribute can be computed based on the stored data?

<p>Derived Attribute (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of relationship describes features related to the association between the entities in the relationship?

<p>Attribute Relationship (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of identifier cannot change in value and cannot be null?

<p>Simple Identifier (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attribute represents a property or characteristic of an entity type?

<p>Composite Attribute (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of entity identifier uniquely identifies the individual instances of an entity type?

<p>Candidate Key Identifier (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attribute can have multiple values for a single entity instance?

<p>Multivalued Attribute (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the degree of relationship between two entities in a relationship?

<p>Relationship Degree (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attribute cannot be computed and is directly stored in the database?

<p>Simple Attribute (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a property that uniquely identifies a record in a database table?

<p>Primary Key Property (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a relationship between specific entity instances?

<p>Instance Relationship (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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