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.

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. 1
B.
Answer» C.
2.

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

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
3.

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

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
4.

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. 1
B.
Answer» B.
5.

Action assertions have traditionally been implemented within an application program.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
6.

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

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
7.

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

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
8.

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

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
9.

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

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
10.

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.
11.

A supertype can only have only one subtype.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
12.

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

A. Rectangle
B. Oval
C. Diamond
D. Circle
Answer» E.
13.

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.
14.

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

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
15.

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

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
16.

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

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D.
Answer» B.
17.

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.
18.

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
19.

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

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D.
Answer» B.
20.

An oval represents which of the following in an EER?

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

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
22.

A subtype discriminator is which of the following?

A. An attribute of the supertype whose values determine the subtype
B. An attribute of the subtype whose values determine the supertype
C. An attribute of the supertype whose values determine the supertype
D. An attribute of the subtype whose values determine the subtype
Answer» B. An attribute of the subtype whose values determine the supertype
23.

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

A. 1
B.
C. 1
D.
Answer» C. 1
24.

A rectangle represents which of the following in an EER?

A. Attribute
B. Entity
C. Optional One
D. Relationship
Answer» C. Optional One
25.

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
26.

An action assertion must include which of the following?

A. Anchor object
B. Action
C. Corresponding object
D. All of the above.
Answer» E.