University of the Immaculate Conception CEA

PCS004: DATA BASE MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION Midterm Examination

Engr. Louie Jey L. Nisnisan November 8 – 10, 2023

Name: ___________________________________________________
Section: _________________________

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (20 points) - Choose the letter of the best answer in each problem by encircling the
choice provided after each question. Erasures are considered wrong answers, so answer wisely

1. An object or event in our environment that we want to keep track of.

A. Attribute B. Entity C. Relationship D. None of the above
2. A relationship between two entity types and known as the simplest kind of relationship.
A. Ternary B. Binary C. Unary D. E-R model
3. The diagramming technique used in data modeling and is called the entity-relationship with the ‘‘crow’s
foot’’ variation.
A. E-R model B. E-R diagram C. E-R relationship D. Both a and b
4. The examples of entity type’s attributes are listed below except.
A. an employee's number C. the date of a sales meeting
B. a company's address D. a finished product ready for sale
5. It is the minimum number of entity occurrences that can be involved in a relationship.
A. Modality B. Cardinality C. One to One relationship D. One to Many relationship
6. An E-R model shown below has its entity and attributes determine the unique attribute from the given figure.

A. Salesperson C. Salesperson number

B. Salesperson name D. Year of hire
7. It describes the combination of or the association between that particular salesperson and that particular
product.
A. Many to many relationships C. One to many relationship
B. Intersection data D. Associative entity
8. Associate occurrences of an entity type with other occurrences of the same entity type.
A. Associative entity C. Unary relationship
B. Intersection data D. Unique Identifier
9. “A salesperson is authorized to sell many products; a product can be sold by many salespersons” is an
example of?
 A. One-to-Many Binary Relationship C. Many to many Binary Relationship
B. Many to many Unary Relationship D. Many to many Ternary Relationship
10. Consider a complex mechanical object like an automobile, an airplane, or a large factory machine tool. Any
such object is made of basic parts like nuts and bolts that are used to make other components or sub-assemblies
of the object. Each basic part and each sub-assembly can be thought of as a "part" of the object, the parts of the
mechanical object is considered to be an example of?
A. One-to-Many Binary Relationship C. Many to many Binary Relationship
B. Many to many Unary Relationship D. Many to many Ternary Relationship
11. Following the conventions of the area of mathematics on which relational database is based, we will begin
calling those simple linear files as _______.
A. relation B. record C. file D. field
12. In a relation, each row is called a tuple while in the terminology of files, each row is called a _______,
A. tuple B. field C. table D. record
13. The columns of a file can be arranged in any order without affecting the meaning of the data.
A. True B. False C. Neither true nor false
14. No two rows of a relation are identical.
A. True B. False C. Neither true nor false
15. This kind of partial key in DBMS is unique because it is created when you don’t have any natural primary
key, it is usually an integer.
A. Composite Key C. Foreign key
B. Candidate key D. Surrogate key
16. In this column this is where you will identify why you chose the final solution and what the motivation is
behind the initiative or project.
A. How B. Who C. Why D. What.
17. What are the rules of the Zachman Framework?
A. Do not add any rows or columns to the framework
B. Each cell model specializes in its column’s generic model
C. Do not create diagonal relationships between cells
D. All of the above
18. The weaknesses of Zachman’s framework are listed below except.
A. It is not well accepted within the development community.
B. It can lead to a light process approach to development
C. It promotes a top-down approach to development
D. It can lead to a methodology-biased approach
19. If a relation has more than one attribute or minimum group of attributes that represents a way of uniquely
identifying the entities, then they are each called _______.
A. Alternate key C. Foreign key
B. Candidate key D. Primary key
20. Zachman Framework is being used as a problem-solving tool.
A. True B. False C. Neither true nor false
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21. For the given figure above determine the relationship of car to customer relation.
A. Many to many C. One to one
B. One to many D. None of the above
22. What type of key in DBMS in RENTAL relation was Car Serial Number, Customer Number, and Rental
Date.
A. Composite key C. Foreign key
B. Compound key D. Alternate key
23. How many foreign keys are there in the five relations from the given figure.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 1
24. It is a combination of two or more columns that uniquely identify rows in a table. The combination of
columns guarantees uniqueness, but it may not be part of foreign key.
A. Compound key C. Surrogate key
B. Composite key D. Both a and b
25. This is where you establish the business data, information and requirements necessary for the project.
A. Where B. Why C. How D. What
B. IDENTIFICATION (2 points each) – Read the statements carefully and identify the correct answer. Write
your answer on the space provided. Erasures are considered wrong answers, so answer wisely.

_________________________________ 1. It is the process of creating a visual representation of either a

whole
information system or parts of it to communicate connections
between data points and structures.

_________________________________ 2. They are typically the associations among entities (with one
another).

_________________________________ 3. This row addresses questions about the assembly of hardware and
software components into a functional information system,
including the specifics of software modules, interfaces, and
hardware configurations.

_________________________________ 4. It is often used to address the complexities of information systems

and is valuable for aligning business goals with IT strategies.

_________________________________ 5. This row is where you identify the business plan or strategy and
establish what issue or concern will be addressed in the matrix. It
represents the highest level of abstraction in the framework,
focusing on the most general and abstract view of the enterprise.

_________________________________ 6. This defines the data elements and structures required to support an
organization's functions.

_________________________________ 7. Includes relevant information about how to implement the strategy.

It encompasses questions about hardware, software, databases,
networks, and other technology components. Also, it provides a
detailed understanding of the technology infrastructure and how it
supports the logical system.

_________________________________ 8. It would require extracting data from one file and using that
extracted
data as a search argument to find the sought-after data in the other
file.

_________________________________ 9. A command that retrieves one or more rows of a relation.

_________________________________ 10. A command accomplishes data integration by tying together the
relations that have a common primary key/foreign key pair.