Explore topic-wise MCQs in Database.

This section includes 27 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Database knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

A subtype discriminator of the supertype is an attribute whose values determine the target subtype(s).%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Total specialization is represented by double lines between the supertype and subtype on an EER.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

An entity cluster is a set of one or more entity types and associated relationships.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

There is cardinality on an EER between the supertype and subtype.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5.

An ERD that has had the entities clustered will display more entities.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

Action assertions have traditionally been implemented within an application program.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

A supertype can only have only one subtype.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
8.

A supertype is an entity type that shares common attributes or relationships distinct from other subgroupings.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9.

If an entity adheres to the disjoint rule, then an entity instance can be a member of more than one entity for a given supertype.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

An action assertion is a statement that expresses some aspect of the static structure of the organization.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
11.

An entity instance of a subtype represents the same entity instance of a supertype.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
12.

It is appropriate to use a supertype/subtype relationship when there are attributes that apply to some of the instances of an entity type.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
13.

Packaged data models are meant to be exactly right straight out of the box.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
14.

Overlapping and disjoint subtypes have different approaches on how the subtype discriminator is applied.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
15.

Generalization is the process of defining more general entity types from a set of more specialized entity types.%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
16.

*$_A supertype/subtype hierarchy is which of the following??

A. Each subtype has only one attribute.
B. Each supertype has only one attribute.
C. Each subtype has only one supertype.
D. Each supertype has only one subtype.
Answer» D. Each supertype has only one subtype.
17.

*$_A supertype/subtype hierarchy has which of the following features??

A. Subtypes at the lower lever in the hierarchy inherit attributes only from their immediate supertype.
B. Attributes are assigned at the highest logical level.
C. Subtypes at the higher lever in the hierarchy inherit attributes only from their immediate subtype.
D. Attributes are assigned at the lowest logical level.
Answer» C. Subtypes at the higher lever in the hierarchy inherit attributes only from their immediate subtype.
18.

*$_Which of the following is not one of the three ways to classify an action assertion??

A. Condition
B. Integrity Control
C. Authorization
D. Enabler
Answer» E.
19.

%_When an entity instance must be a member of only one subtype, it is which of the following?_%

A. Disjoint with total specialization
B. Disjoint with partial specialization
C. Overlap with total specialization
D. Overlap with partial specialization
Answer» B. Disjoint with partial specialization
20.

_ Which of the following statements concerning business rules is true?$?

A. It should be complex.
B. It should not be convertible to computer code.
C. It may include restrictions.
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.
21.

_ Use of a supertype/subtype relationship is necessary when which of the following exists?$?

A. An instance of a subtype participates in a relationship that is unique to that subtype.
B. An instance of a subtype participates in a relationship that is the same as the other subtypes.
C. Attributes apply to all of the instances of an entity type.
D. No attributes apply to any of the instances of an entity type.
Answer» B. An instance of a subtype participates in a relationship that is the same as the other subtypes.
22.

__Inheritance is which of the following?__

A. When a supertype entity inherits values of the subtype attribute
B. When a subtype entity inherits values of the supertype attribute
C. When a supertype entity inherits values of another supertype attribute
D. When a subtype entity inherits values of another subtype attribute
Answer» C. When a supertype entity inherits values of another supertype attribute
23.

_Specialization is which of the following processes?$?

A. Defining one or more subtypes of the supertype and forming supertype/subtype relationships.
B. Defining one or more supertypes of the subtype and forming supertype/subtype relationships.
C. Defining one or more subtypes of the supertype and not forming supertype/subtype relationships.
D. Defining one or more supertypes of the subtype and not forming supertype/subtype relationships.
Answer» B. Defining one or more supertypes of the subtype and forming supertype/subtype relationships.
24.

_A subtype entity name should be which of the following?$?

A. A singular noun
B. Specific to the organization
C. Concise
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
25.

An oval represents which of the following in an EER??

A. Attribute
B. Entity
C. Optional One
D. Relationship
Answer» B. Entity
26.

Which one of the following symbols is not used in an ERD??

A. Rectangle
B. Oval
C. Diamond
D. Circle
Answer» E.
27.

When an entity instance may be a member of multiple subtypes or it does not have to be a member of a subtype, it is which of the following??

A. Disjoint with total specialization
B. Disjoint with partial specialization
C. Overlap with total specialization
D. Overlap with partial specialization
Answer» D. Overlap with partial specialization