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Section 3

1) Relationships can be mandatory in one direction and optional in the other. 2) Relationships exist between two entities or one entity and itself. 3) Relationships have three key properties: name, optionality, and cardinality. Optionality specifies whether a relationship is required or optional, and cardinality specifies singularity or plurality.

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Section 3

1) Relationships can be mandatory in one direction and optional in the other. 2) Relationships exist between two entities or one entity and itself. 3) Relationships have three key properties: name, optionality, and cardinality. Optionality specifies whether a relationship is required or optional, and cardinality specifies singularity or plurality.

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Section 3

(Answer all questions in this section)

1.One Relationship can be mandatory in one direction and optional in the


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other direction. True or False?
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True (*)

False

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2.Relationships always exist between


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3 or more entities

2 entities (or one entity and itself) (*)

3 or more attributes

2 attributes

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3.Relationships can be either mandatory or optional. True or False?


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True (*)

False

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4.Which of the following are true about Relationship Optionality? (Choose


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two)
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Optionality specifies a counting number (like 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.) in a


relationship.
Optionality specifies only singularity or plurality, but not a specific
plural number.
Optionality answers "may or must". (*)

Optionality specifies whether something is required or not. (*)

Correct

5.Which of the following are true about Cardinality? (Choose two)


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Cardinality specifies only singularity or plurality, but not a specific


plural number. (*)
Cardinality tells "how many". (*)

Cardinality specifies whether something is required or not.

Cardinality specifies a counting number (like 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.) in a


relationship.

Correct
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6. What are the three properties that every relationship should have?
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Name, optionality, cardinality (*)

Name, optionality, arcs

Transferability, degree, name

A UID bar, a diamond, an arc

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7. Entity names are always singular. True or False?


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True (*)

False

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8. The many end of a Relationship is called:


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Gulls Foot

Crows Foot (*)

Pigs Ear

Crows Ear

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9. Matrix Diagrams are used to verify that all relationships have been
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identified for an ERD. True or False?
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True (*)

False
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10.Matrix Diagrams show Optionality and Cardinality of the ERDs they


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document. True or False?
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True

False (*)

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(Answer all questions in this section)

11.Matrix Diagrams are developed BEFORE the ERD. True or False?


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True (*)

False

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3 Lesson 4.

12.Which of the following are used to show a relationship on an ERD?


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(Choose Three)
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# symbol.

Solid line. (*)

Dashed line. (*)

Crow's foot. (*)


Correct

13.ERDish describes a relationship in words. True or False?


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True (*)

False

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14.Relationship names are not shown on an ERD. True or False?


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True

False (*)

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15.When reading the relationships in an ERD, you are said to be speaking:


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ERDish (*)

Relationship-ish

Entity-ish

Gibberish

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