Database Design: Relationships and Entities
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What is the primary function of a foreign key in a database table?

  • To define the physical structure of the database
  • To establish a relationship between two tables (correct)
  • To describe the attributes of an entity
  • To uniquely identify each record in a table
  • Which of the following is an example of an entity attribute?

  • Database
  • Student
  • Email (correct)
  • Teaches
  • What is the term for the associations between entities in a database?

  • Relationships (correct)
  • Cardinality
  • Entities
  • Attributes
  • What type of model is used to represent the physical structure of a database?

    <p>Physical data model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of a primary key?

    <p>It remains a primary key in the original table</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Crow's Foot Symbols in database modeling?

    <p>To represent relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)?

    <p>To describe an overall design concisely yet accurately</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an instance of an entity in a database?

    <p>A record or a row in a table</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary key in a database table?

    <p>A set of attributes that uniquely identifies an instance of the entity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a foreign key in a database?

    <p>To link two tables together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the Conceptual Data Model?

    <p>To establish the entities and their relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of relationship is typically represented in a Conceptual ERD?

    <p>Many-to-many</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an entity in a database?

    <p>A course</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an attribute in a database?

    <p>A fact or description of an entity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Conceptual ERD?

    <p>It defines the physical database structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of a Logical ERD?

    <p>To establish the physical database structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following levels of abstraction is NOT typically drawn in an ER model?

    <p>Implementation ERD</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between the three levels of an ER model?

    <p>The purposes they are created for and the audiences they are meant to target</p> Signup and view all the answers

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