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ITC 5105
Requirement Analysis and Process Modelling

• Weight: 5%, Points: 25

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IN-CLASS EXERCISE 5[Data Design]

1) The following is the data from driver’s license bureau, Classify it as structured,
unstructured or metadata and justify each answer.
a.Driver’s name, address, and birthdate
b.The fact that the driver’s name is a 30-character field
c.A photo image of the driver
d.An image of the driver’s fingerprint
e.The make and serial number of the scanning device that was used to scan the
fingerprint
f.The resolution (in megapixels) of the camera that was used to photograph the
driver
g.The fact that the driver’s birth date must precede today’s date by at least 16 years

2) What is Data Redundancy? How is the duplication of data having a significant

impact on the database?

3) How the redundancy in data can be eliminated in the database approach? Write
and explain few techniques which are used to reduce or eliminate the data
redundancy?

4) What is the difference between a good and poor database design? Write at least 10
differences between both.

5) Explain the process of converting the information into tables? What are the
benefits of this approach?