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Question Bank For DBMS CIT II 2 Mark Ans-1
Question Bank For DBMS CIT II 2 Mark Ans-1
Let P and Q be sets of columns, then : P functionally determines Q, written p→Q if and only if
any two rows that are equal on (all the attributes in) P must be equal on (all the attributes in) Q.
In other words, the functional dependency holds if
T1.P = T2.P, then T1.Q=T2.Q
Where notation T1.P projects the tuple T1 onto the attribute in P.
5. Which normal form is considered adequate for normal relational database design?
Third Normal Form (3NF) is considered adequate for normal relational database design because most
of the 3NF tables are free of insertion, update, and deletion anomalies. Moreover, 3NF always ensures
functional dependency preserving and lossless.
9. Define deadlock.
Deadlock is a situation in which when two or more transactions have got a lock and waiting for another
locks currently held by one of the other transactions.