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This section includes 26 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Database knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Business rules and policies are universal.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
2. |
A logical representation of the data for an organization or for a business area is known as an entity-relationship model.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
3. |
No two attributes of the same entity type should have the same name.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
4. |
Relationships cannot have attributes.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
5. |
A time stamp is a time value that is associated with a data value.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
6. |
Multiple and binary relationships are the same thing.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
7. |
Cardinality specifies the number of instances of one entity that can be associated with each instance of another entity.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
8. |
Some business rules cannot be represented in common data modeling notation.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
9. |
A strong entity is an entity whose existence depends on some other entity type.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
10. |
Output reports should be included as part of an ERD.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
11. |
A binary relationship is a relationship between two or more entities.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
12. |
A fact is a word or phrase that has a specific meaning for the business.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
13. |
An attribute is a person, place, object, event in a user environment.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
14. |
A relationship is an association representing the interaction between attributes.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
15. |
A derived attribute is an attribute whose values can be calculated from a related relationship.%! |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
16. |
*/*_An attribute name should be which of the following?? |
A. | Singular verb or verb phrase |
B. | Follow a standard format |
C. | Use a alias |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» C. Use a alias | |
17. |
*/*_A good business rule is which of the following?? |
A. | Declarative |
B. | Imprecise |
C. | Redundant |
D. | Compound |
Answer» B. Imprecise | |
18. |
*/*_A good identifier is which of the following?? |
A. | One that can change over time |
B. | Can be null |
C. | One that is unique |
D. | Be intelligent |
Answer» D. Be intelligent | |
19. |
_ When the minimum and maximum number of instances of an entity is one, you know which of the following?$? |
A. | Mandatory one |
B. | Optional one |
C. | Mandatory many |
D. | Cannot tell |
Answer» B. Optional one | |
20. |
_ When the minimum number of instances of an entity is one, you know which of the following?$? |
A. | Mandatory one |
B. | Optional one |
C. | Mandatory many |
D. | Cannot tell |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
_ Which of the following conditions should exist if you want to convert a relationship to an associative entity?$? |
A. | Some of the relationships for the participating entities are 'many'. |
B. | The resulting associative entity has an independent meaning. |
C. | The resulting associative entity has no attributes. |
D. | All of the above. |
Answer» C. The resulting associative entity has no attributes. | |
22. |
_An oval represents which of the following in an ERD?$? |
A. | Attribute |
B. | Entity |
C. | Optional One |
D. | Relationship |
Answer» B. Entity | |
23. |
_A ternary relationship involves how many entities?$? |
A. | 3 or less |
B. | 3 |
C. | More than 3 |
D. | 3 or more |
Answer» C. More than 3 | |
24. |
A relationship is which of the following?$? |
A. | A person, place, or thing |
B. | Property or characteristic of an entity |
C. | Link between entities |
D. | Weak entity |
Answer» D. Weak entity | |
25. |
An 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. | |
26. |
A binary relationship cannot be which of the following?? |
A. | One-to-One |
B. | One-to-Many |
C. | Many-to-Many |
D. | Zero-to-Zero |
Answer» E. | |