Relational Algebra
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Relational algebra is a theory that uses algebraic structures for modeling data.

True (A)

The main application of relational algebra is to provide a theoretical foundation for object-oriented databases.

False (B)

Unary operators in relational algebra accept two relations as input.

False (B)

Natural join is a unary operator.

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

The result of the Cartesian product is a set of (n+m)-tuples.

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

Projection is a binary operation.

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

The result of a selection operation is a relation that contains every attribute of every unique record.

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

True or false: The natural join is the relational counterpart of the logical OR operator.

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

Which type of query language takes instances of relations as input and yields instances of relations as output?

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

Which operator in relational algebra is used to select tuples from a relation based on some condition?

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

What is the result of a projection operation in relational algebra?

<p>A relation with only selected columns (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which operator in relational algebra is used to join two relations?

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

What is the purpose of the rename operation in relational algebra?

<p>To rename the output relation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which operator in relational algebra gives a relation with tuples that are in the first relation but not in the second relation?

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

Which operator in relational algebra is used to filter certain attributes or tuples from an input relation?

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

Which of the following is a requirement for the Cartesian product to be defined?

<p>The two relations involved must have disjoint headers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the natural join operator in relational algebra do?

<p>Combines tuples from two relations based on their common attribute names (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is true about the left outer join operator in relational algebra?

<p>The left outer join operator returns tuples that have no matching tuples in the left relation. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the theta-join operator?

<p>To combine tuples from two relations based on a condition that is not simply the equality of shared attributes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the division operation in relational algebra?

<p>The division operation is the result of restricting tuples in one relation to the attribute names unique to that relation. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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