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What does the operation 'Select' do?
What does the operation 'Select' do?
- Selects all tuples that satisfy the selection condition from a relation R. (correct)
- Selects all tuples from a database.
- Selects tuples based on a specific attribute.
- Selects unique tuples from a relation.
What is the function of the 'Project' operation?
What is the function of the 'Project' operation?
- Selects tuples that match certain criteria.
- Finds the difference between two relations.
- Produces a new relation with only some attributes of R and removes duplicate tuples. (correct)
- Combines two relations based on a condition.
What does 'Theta Join' produce?
What does 'Theta Join' produce?
- All combinations of tuples from R_1 and R_2 that satisfy the join condition. (correct)
- A relation with no duplicate tuples.
- Only those tuples where a specific attribute matches.
- A relation that combines attributes from multiple relations.
What is the primary characteristic of 'Equijoin'?
What is the primary characteristic of 'Equijoin'?
How does 'Natural Join' differ from 'Equijoin'?
How does 'Natural Join' differ from 'Equijoin'?
What does the 'Union' operation do?
What does the 'Union' operation do?
What is the 'Intersection' operation used for?
What is the 'Intersection' operation used for?
What does the 'Difference' operation yield?
What does the 'Difference' operation yield?
What kind of relations does 'Cartesian Product' produce?
What kind of relations does 'Cartesian Product' produce?
What is the purpose of the 'Division' operation?
What is the purpose of the 'Division' operation?
Study Notes
Relational Algebra Operations
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Select: Filters tuples from relation R based on a specified condition, retaining only those that meet the criteria.
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Project: Creates a new relation containing specific attributes from relation R while eliminating duplicate tuples.
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Theta Join: Generates all possible pairs of tuples from relations R_1 and R_2 that fulfill a designated join condition.
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Equijoin: Similar to theta join, but only includes pairs of tuples from R_1 and R_2 based on equality comparisons in the join condition.
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Natural Join: A special type of equijoin that automatically combines tuples from R_1 and R_2 while excluding duplicate join attributes. Duplicate attribute names do not need specification.
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Union: Combines tuples from R_1 and R_2, including all unique tuples from both. Relations R_1 and R_2 must be compatible in terms of attributes for this operation.
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Intersection: Results in a relation containing only tuples that appear in both R_1 and R_2. Both relations must be union compatible.
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Difference: Produces a relation containing tuples from R_1 that are absent in R_2. This operation requires R_1 and R_2 to be union compatible.
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Cartesian Product: Forms a new relation by merging attributes from R_1 and R_2, resulting in all possible combinations of their tuples.
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Division: Creates relation R(X) consisting of all tuples t[X] from R_1(Z) that are associated with every tuple in R_2(Y), where Z is the union of X and Y.
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