Data Modeling: Introduction and Principles
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What are the basic building blocks of all data models?

  • Tables, records, fields, and keys
  • Entities, attributes, relationships, and constraints (correct)
  • Variables, arrays, loops, and functions
  • Classes, methods, properties, and inheritance
  • Which type of relationship does a data model use to describe an association among entities?

  • Parent-Child
  • Primary-Foreign
  • Main-Subordinate
  • One-to-Many (correct)
  • What is a business rule used to define within a specific organization?

  • Entities, attributes, relationships, and constraints (correct)
  • Company policies and procedures
  • Database schema and structure
  • Software development processes
  • Who are the main sources of business rules in the context of database design?

    <p>Company managers, policy makers, and department managers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the process of identifying and documenting business rules essential to database design?

    <p>It helps to standardize the company’s view of data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of a data model?

    <p>To represent complex real-world data structures in a graphical form</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process does data modeling serve as a bridge between?

    <p>Real-world objects and the computer database</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a well-developed data model facilitate?

    <p>Interaction among the designer, applications programmer, and end user</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of databases, what does a data model represent?

    <p>Data structures and their characteristics, relations, constraints, transformations, and other constructs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in designing a database?

    <p>Data modeling</p> Signup and view all the answers

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