Introduction to Database1 Lab: Understanding Primary Keys
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What is the main concept of referential integrity?

  • It prevents adding records in a table that contain a foreign key, unless there is a corresponding primary key in the reference table. (correct)
  • It maintains consistency between primary keys across different tables.
  • It ensures that all tables have both primary and foreign keys.
  • It allows adding any record in a table that contains a foreign key, regardless of the primary key in the reference table.
  • Which of the following is NOT a rule of referential integrity?

  • Do not delete data required by another table.
  • Allow duplicate primary keys in the parent table. (correct)
  • Do not add incompatible data to a child table.
  • Value of foreign key must exist in the primary key it refers to.
  • What happens if you try to delete a primary key that has related foreign keys?

  • The deletion is allowed, and all related foreign keys are also deleted.
  • The deletion is not allowed, as it would violate referential integrity. (correct)
  • The deletion is allowed, but all related foreign keys are set to NULL.
  • The deletion is allowed, but a warning is displayed about the related foreign keys.
  • Which of the following statements is true about foreign keys?

    <p>A table can have multiple foreign keys referring to different primary keys.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the rule "Do not add incompatible data to a child table"?

    <p>It ensures that all foreign keys in a table have matching primary keys in the parent table.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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