Questions from Database Systems


Q: The Hudson Engineering Group (HEG) has contacted you to create

The Hudson Engineering Group (HEG) has contacted you to create a conceptual model whose application will meet the expected database requirements for the company’s training program. The HEG administrat...

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Q: What is an entity supertype, and why is it used?

What is an entity supertype, and why is it used?

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Q: What is an entity cluster, and what advantages are derived from

What is an entity cluster, and what advantages are derived from its use?

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Q: What primary key characteristics are considered desirable? Explain why each characteristic

What primary key characteristics are considered desirable? Explain why each characteristic is considered desirable.

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Q: Under what circumstances are composite primary keys appropriate?

Under what circumstances are composite primary keys appropriate?

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Q: What is a surrogate primary key, and when would you use

What is a surrogate primary key, and when would you use one?

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Q: When implementing a 1:1 relationship, where should you place

When implementing a 1:1 relationship, where should you place the foreign key if one side is mandatory and one side is optional? Should the foreign key be mandatory or optional?

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Q: What are time-variant data, and how would you deal

What are time-variant data, and how would you deal with such data from a database design point of view?

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Q: What factors relevant to database design are uncovered during the initial study

What factors relevant to database design are uncovered during the initial study phase?

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Q: Why is the organizational structure relevant to the database designer?

Why is the organizational structure relevant to the database designer?

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