Second Normal Form (2NF) in Database Management System
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What is the main purpose of converting a relation from 2NF to 3NF?

  • To ensure all attributes are atomic
  • To introduce transitive dependencies
  • To reduce redundancy
  • To remove partial dependencies (correct)
  • In the context of normalization, what does the term 'transitive dependency' refer to?

  • An attribute functionally determines another non-prime attribute
  • An attribute functionally determines a non-key attribute through another non-key attribute (correct)
  • An attribute functionally determines another attribute which is not a part of the candidate key
  • An attribute functionally determines the candidate key
  • Which of the following is a violation of the Third Normal Form (3NF)?

  • A relation has no partial dependencies
  • There are no candidate keys
  • All attributes are atomic
  • A non-prime attribute is transitively dependent on the primary key (correct)
  • What action is taken to resolve a transitive dependency violation in 3NF normalization?

    <p>Decompose the relation into multiple relations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements best describes Partial Dependency in database normalization?

    <p>A non-prime attribute is functionally determined by only part of the primary key</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of a Candidate Key in database design?

    <p>It uniquely identifies each tuple in a relation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the decomposition of relations help in achieving normalization?

    <p>It simplifies query operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Normalization Forms

    • A non-prime attribute is an attribute that is not part of the primary key.

    Second Normal Form (2NF)

    • A relation R is in 2NF if and only if it is in 1NF and every non-prime attribute of relation is fully dependent on the primary key.
    • Example: StudentID and ProjectID are prime key attributes in a relation, and StudentName and ProjectName are non-prime attributes.
    • Partial dependency occurs when a non-prime attribute is dependent on only one part of the primary key.

    Solving 1NF Issues

    • To solve the problem of composite attributes, insert separate attributes for each sub-attribute.
    • To solve the problem of multi-valued attributes, insert separate attributes for each value or place the multi-valued attribute in a separate relation along with the primary key of the original relation.

    Second Normal Form (2NF) Decomposition

    • Decompose the relation to remove partial dependency and violation of 2NF, for example, decomposing the Student table into StudentInfo and ProjectInfo tables.

    Third Normal Form (3NF)

    • A relation is in 3NF if it is in 1NF and 2NF, and no non-primary-key attribute is transitively dependent on the primary key.
    • To normalize a 2NF relation to 3NF, remove transitive dependencies by placing the transitively dependent attribute(s) in a new relation along with a copy of the determinant.

    Third Normal Form (3NF) Example

    • In the example relation, STU_STATE is transitively dependent on STUD_NO, violating 3NF.
    • To convert it to 3NF, decompose the relation STUDENT into STUDENT and STATE_COUNTRY tables.

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    Understand the concept of second normal form (2NF) in database management system, where a relation is considered to be in 2NF if it is in 1NF and every nonprime attribute is fully dependent on the primary key. Learn with an example table and identify partial dependencies.

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