Database Primary Key Quiz

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Which attribute is commonly used as a primary key in a database relation?

  • Department
  • Street
  • Name
  • Id (correct)

Why can 'Street' not be considered as a primary key?

  • It is a numerical value
  • It uniquely identifies each tuple
  • It is a common attribute
  • It can occur more than once (correct)

What is the role of a foreign key in a relation?

  • To calculate aggregate functions
  • To ensure uniqueness of values
  • To sort the relation
  • To reference the primary key of another relation (correct)

Which term is used for the relation that contains the primary key from another relation as a normal attribute?

<p>Referenced relation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes an attribute suitable to be a primary key?

<p>Uniqueness across all tuples (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are attributes like 'Name' and 'Street' not ideal choices for primary keys?

<p>'Name' and 'Street' are common attributes shared by many tuples. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the given SQL query, what is the missing keyword that needs to be inserted to correctly insert values into the table?

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

Which of the following SQL queries does not specify the relation from which the values are selected?

<p>Select empid where empid = 1009 and lastname = ‘GELLER’; (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which keyword is essential in an SQL query to specify the table into which values need to be inserted?

<p>Into (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If you want to select only the 'empid' from the 'emp' table where 'lastname' is 'GELLER', which SQL query should you use?

<p>Select empid where empid = 1009 and lastname = ‘GELLER’; (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What clause is missing in the following SQL query that causes it to be incorrect: 'Select * from empid = 10003;'?

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

Which keyword is necessary in an SQL query to indicate the condition for selecting specific records?

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

To prevent cascading of authorizations from the user, which statement should be used?

<p>Revoke select on department from Amit, Satoshi restrict (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can confusion arising from the revoking of user roles be overcome?

<p>The privilege must be granted only by roles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which keyword can be used to indicate that revocation should cascade?

<p>Cascade (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be done before executing 'set role name' to associate a current role with a session?

<p>Grant the specified role to the user (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of database authorizations, what does 'revoking with restrict' prevent?

<p>Cascading effect of revocations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of granting and revoking roles by the user in a database management system?

<p>To manage user permissions and access control (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the tuple relational calculus describe?

<p>Nonprocedural query language (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In tuple relational calculus, what does the symbol ∧ represent?

<p>Logical AND (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which query finds the names of all instructors whose department is in the Watson building?

<p>Finds the names of all instructors whose department is in the Watson building (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which symbol is used in place of 'except' in relational calculus?

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

What does the symbol ∀ represent in SQL?

<p>'For all' operator (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Given the sentence 'Find all students who have taken all courses offered in the Biology department', which expression matches this query?

<p>∀ t ε r (Q(t)) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What privilege is granted in the statement 'Grant update(budget) on department to Raj'?

<p>Update on department's budget (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can privileges be removed from a user in a database management system?

<p>Revoke update on employee from Amir (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which role creation and authorization statement is correct to provide delete authorization to an instructor?

<p>CREATE ROLE instructor; GRANT DELETE ON takes TO instructor; (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a database management system, which statement is used to provide privilege to only a particular attribute?

<p>Grant update(budget) on department to Raj (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key aspect in creating views in a database management system?

<p>Providing access to specific attributes only (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately reflects the process of removing privileges from a user?

<p>Revoke update on employee from Amir (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Privileges and Roles

  • The revoke statement can be used with restrict to prevent cascading revocation, or with cascade to indicate that revocation should cascade.
  • To avoid confusion when revoking a role, the privilege must be granted only by roles.

Tuple Relational Calculus

  • A query in the tuple relational calculus is expressed as {t | P(t)}.
  • This query language describes the desired information without giving a specific procedure for obtaining that information.

Queries

  • The query {t | Э s ε instructor (t[name] = s[name] ∧ Э u ε department (u[dept name] = s[dept name] ∧ u[building] = “Watson”))} finds the names of all instructors whose department is in the Watson building.
  • The symbol ¬ is used in the place of "except".
  • The expression ∀ t ε r (Q(t)) matches the sentence "Find all students who have taken all courses offered in the Biology department."
  • is used to denote "for all" in SQL.

Keys

  • A primary key is a constraint that specifies uniqueness.
  • An attribute can be taken as a primary key if it is unique for each tuple.
  • A foreign key is an attribute in a relation that refers to the primary key of another relation.
  • The primary key has to be referred to in another relation to form a foreign key in that relation.

Relations

  • A referenced relation is the one in which the primary key of one relation is used as a normal attribute in another relation.

SQL Queries

  • A query must have a from clause to specify the relation from which the values have to be selected.
  • The insert into statement requires the values keyword to insert values into a table.

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