Which one of the following symbols is not used in an ERD? Circle Diamond Oval Rectangle TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A rectangle represents which of the following in an EER? Attribute Entity Optional One Relationship TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Inheritance is which of the following? When a supertype entity inherits values of the subtype attribute When a subtype entity inherits values of another subtype attribute When a supertype entity inherits values of another supertype attribute When a subtype entity inherits values of the supertype attribute TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A supertype/subtype hierarchy has which of the following features? Attributes are assigned at the highest logical level. Subtypes at the lower lever in the hierarchy inherit attributes only from their immediate supertype. Subtypes at the higher lever in the hierarchy inherit attributes only from their immediate subtype. Attributes are assigned at the lowest logical level. TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
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. False True TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A subtype discriminator is which of the following? An attribute of the subtype whose values determine the supertype An attribute of the supertype whose values determine the subtype An attribute of the supertype whose values determine the supertype An attribute of the subtype whose values determine the subtype TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
When an entity instance must be a member of only one subtype, it is which of the following? Overlap with partial specialization Disjoint with partial specialization Overlap with total specialization Disjoint with total specialization TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Use of a supertype/subtype relationship is necessary when which of the following exists? No attributes apply to any of the instances of an entity type. An instance of a subtype participates in a relationship that is the same as the other subtypes. Attributes apply to all of the instances of an entity type. An instance of a subtype participates in a relationship that is unique to that subtype. TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Packaged data models are meant to be exactly right straight out of the box. False True TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A subtype entity name should be which of the following? All of these A singular noun Concise Specific to the organization TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?