Explore topic-wise MCQs in Database.

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.