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What is the main objective when designing a database for an enterprise?
What is the main objective when designing a database for an enterprise?
- To create an accurate representation of the data (correct)
- To minimize the number of attributes in the database
- To maximize the storage capacity of the database
- To speed up the data retrieval process
What does normalization focus on in the database design process?
What does normalization focus on in the database design process?
- Focusing solely on data retrieval efficiency
- Examining the relationships between attributes (correct)
- Ignoring the data requirements of the enterprise
- Seeking to maximize redundancy in the database
What is the purpose of normalization in database design?
What is the purpose of normalization in database design?
- To produce relations with desirable properties that support data requirements (correct)
- To introduce redundancy in the database
- To increase the complexity of the database structure
- To minimize the relationships between attributes
What does normalization use to help identify the optimal grouping for attributes?
What does normalization use to help identify the optimal grouping for attributes?
Which property of data or relationships does normalization examine?
Which property of data or relationships does normalization examine?
What database design technique is described in this lecture and the next?
What database design technique is described in this lecture and the next?
What is the main goal of normalization in database design?
What is the main goal of normalization in database design?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a suitable set of relations in a database?
Which of the following is a characteristic of a suitable set of relations in a database?
What is a major aim of relational database design?
What is a major aim of relational database design?
What problems may arise from relations with redundant data in a database?
What problems may arise from relations with redundant data in a database?
In database design, what is the role of primary keys and foreign keys in normalization?
In database design, what is the role of primary keys and foreign keys in normalization?
What approach illustrates the use of normalization as a bottom-up standalone database design technique?
What approach illustrates the use of normalization as a bottom-up standalone database design technique?
How does normalization support database design?
How does normalization support database design?
What type of anomalies may occur due to redundant data in a relation?
What type of anomalies may occur due to redundant data in a relation?
Which type of approach uses ER modeling as a top-down technique followed by normalization as a validation technique?
Which type of approach uses ER modeling as a top-down technique followed by normalization as a validation technique?
