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DBMS Week 1 - Tutorial 1
DBMS Week 1 - Tutorial 1
DBMS Week 1 - Tutorial 1
Week 1 - Tutorial
1. A database is collection of __________ related data
a. Logically
b. Physically
c. Not
d. badly
Question 1
Rules of relation
1. Relation (fle, table) is a two-dimensional table
2. Attributes (field or data item) is a column in the table
3. Each column in the table has unique name within that table
4. Each column is homogenous, thus the entries in any column are all of the same type
5. A tuple (i.e. record) is a row in the table
6. The order of the rows and columns is not important
7. Duplicate rows are not allowed (candidate keys are designed to prevent this)
Question 2
Use the data below to:
- Identity a primary key
Employee_number
Relation
Employee Department
Emp_num (primary) Emp_num
Emp_Fname
Question 3
Data Hierarchy refers to the systematic organization of data. Outline with use of a diagram the
hierarchy of data. Give an example of each level of the data hierarchy.
Bit
Byte
Record or (tuples)
File
Database
Question 4
Define the following terms:
• Data Redundancy
Duplications of data
• Data Integrity
Data is entered correctly
Question 5
Users
- Database Administrator
- End users
- Database designer
- Database application programmer
Hardware
Data
Database
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