Explore topic-wise MCQs in Database.

This section includes 30 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 binary relationship is a relationship between two or more entities.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
2.

Multiple and binary relationships are the same thing.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
3.

A fact is a word or phrase that has a specific meaning for the business.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
4.

A strong entity is an entity whose existence depends on some other entity type.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
5.

No two attributes of the same entity type should have the same name.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
6.

Some business rules cannot be represented in common data modeling notation.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
7.

A time stamp is a time value that is associated with a data value.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
8.

A logical representation of the data for an organization or for a business area is known as an entity-relationship model.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
9.

Business rules and policies are universal.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
10.

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.
11.

Relationships cannot have attributes.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
12.

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
13.

Cardinality specifies the number of instances of one entity that can be associated with each instance of another entity.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
14.

A good business rule is which of the following?

A. Declarative
B. Imprecise
C. Redundant
D. Compound
Answer» B. Imprecise
15.

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.
16.

A derived attribute is an attribute whose values can be calculated from a related relationship.

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D.
Answer» C. 1
17.

Output reports should be included as part of an ERD.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
18.

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
19.

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
20.

An oval represents which of the following in an ERD?

A. Attribute
B. Entity
C. Optional One
D. Relationship
Answer» B. Entity
21.

A relationship is an association representing the interaction between attributes.

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D.
Answer» C. 1
22.

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.
23.

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.
24.

A composite attribute is which of the following?

A. An attribute that can be broken into components
B. An attribute that cannot be broken into components
C. Multiple attributes
D. An identifier
Answer» B. An attribute that cannot be broken into components
25.

An attribute is a person, place, object, event in a user environment.

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D.
Answer» C. 1
26.

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
27.

A rectangle represents which of the following in an ERD?

A. Attribute
B. Entity
C. Optional One
D. Relationship
Answer» C. Optional One
28.

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
29.

If there are two entities with a relationship between them, and one of the entities is completely dependent on the other, then which of the following must exist?

A. Derived attribute
B. Optional one cardinality
C. Multi-valued attribute
D. Weak entity
Answer» E.
30.

A binary relationship is which of the following?

A. A relationship between two attributes
B. A relationship between two entities
C. An attribute with two different relationships
D. An entity with two different relationships
Answer» C. An attribute with two different relationships