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Section 2

This document contains quiz questions and answers about conceptual and physical data models, entities, instances, attributes, and entity relationship diagrams (ERDs). Some key points covered include: - Examples of software include applications like Microsoft Word while hardware refers to physical devices like monitors. - Conceptual models are created for reasons like facilitating discussion, documenting ideal systems, and providing a basis for physical database design. - Entities have attributes that describe them like names for a person entity. Instances are specific examples of entities. - Unique identifiers distinguish one instance of an entity from others and are used to identify specific rows in tables. - ERDs document proposed systems and help discuss requirements. Information should only

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Section 2

This document contains quiz questions and answers about conceptual and physical data models, entities, instances, attributes, and entity relationship diagrams (ERDs). Some key points covered include: - Examples of software include applications like Microsoft Word while hardware refers to physical devices like monitors. - Conceptual models are created for reasons like facilitating discussion, documenting ideal systems, and providing a basis for physical database design. - Entities have attributes that describe them like names for a person entity. Instances are specific examples of entities. - Unique identifiers distinguish one instance of an entity from others and are used to identify specific rows in tables. - ERDs document proposed systems and help discuss requirements. Information should only

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Section 2 – Quiz 

answers
Posted November 12, 2009 by blogulblogurilor in Oracle Design. Comments Offon Section 2 – Quiz answers

Test: Quiz: Conceptual and Physical Models


1. Examples of software are:
Data entry webpages, Spreadsheets, Google and Yahoo search Engines, SQL Developer,
Oracle Application Express
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Mouse pad
Mouse, Cables, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint
Monitor, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, SQL Developer
2. Examples of hardware are:
Data entry web pages, Mouse, Hard disk
Mouse, Hard disk, Monitor
Monitor, Mouse, Printer, Printed Reports
Monitor, Mouse, Mouse pad, Cables and Wires, Hard disk
3. Which of the following are reasons we create conceptual models?
It facilitates discussion. A picture is worth a thousand words.
It forms important ideal system documentation.
It takes into account government regulations and laws
It forms a sound basis for physical database design
All of the above.
Test: Quiz: Entities, Instances, Attributes and Identifiers
1. Which of the following statements about attributes are true?
They describe, qualify, quantify, classify, or specify an entity.
They are often adjectives.
They have a data type such as a number or character string.
They must be single valued unless they belong to more than one entity.
2. All of the following would be instances of the entity PERSON except which?
David Jones
Male
Angelina Rosalie
Grace Abinajam
3. Some of the following could be attributes of an ENTITY called PERSON. Select the incorrect attributes for
PERSON.
Age
Freddy Wilson
Name
Priya Hansenna
4. Entities are usually verbs. True or False?
True
False
5. A/an _________ is a piece of information that in some way describes an entity. It is a property of the
entity and it quantifies, qualifies, classifies or specifies the entity.
ERD
Process
Table
Attribute
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6. Unique Identifiers…
distinguish one entity from another
distinguish one instance of an entity from all other instances of that entity
distinguish all entities in a database
distinguishes nothing
7. An entity may have which of the following?
experiences
instances
tables
none of the above
8. What is the purpose of a Unique Identifier?
To uniquely determine a table and columns within that table.
To identify a specific row within a table, using one or more columns and/or foreign keys.
Create an entity that is unlike any other entity aside from itself.
To identify one unique instance of an entity, by using one or more attributes and/or
relationships.
9. In a physical data model, an attribute is represented as a/an
Column
Row
Instance
Foreign Key
10. The word “Volatile” means…
Changing constantly; unstable
Static; unlikely to change
Large quantity
Limited quantity
11. Which of the following entities most likely contains invalid attributes?
Entity: Home. Attributes: Number of Bedrooms, Owner, Address, Date Built
Entity: Pet. Attributes: Name, Birthdate, Owner
Entity: Car. Attributes: Owner Occupation, Owner Salary, Speed
Entity: Mother. Attributes: Name, Birthdate, Occupation, Salary
12. In the following statements, find two examples of ENTITY: Instance.
DAIRY PRODUCT: cow
VEGETABLE: grows
BOOK: Biography of Mahatma Gandhi
BODY PART: Marilyn Manson
Test: Quiz: Entity Relationship Modeling and ERDs
1. The purpose of an ERD is to document the proposed system and facilitate discussion and understanding of
the requirements captured by the developer. True or False?
True
False
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2. A well structured ERD will show only some parts of the finished data model. You should never try to model
the entire system in one diagram, no matter how small the diagram might be. True or False?
True
False
3. Entity Relationship model is independent of the hardware or software used for implementation. True or
False?
True
False
4. Which of the following statements are true about ERD’s?
A piece of information can be shown multiple times on an ERD.
A piece of information should only be found one place on an ERD.
You should not model derivable data.
All data must be represented on the ERD, including derived summaries and the result of calculations.

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