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Enhanced entity-relationship (EER) model

A model that has resulted from extending the original E-R model with new
modeling constructs

Subtype

A subgrouping of the entities in an entity type that is meaningful to the organization and that shares common attributes or relationships distinct from other subgroupings

Attribute inheritance

A property by which subtype entities inherit values of all attributes and instances of all relationships of their supertype.

Generalization

The process of defining a more general entity type from a set of more specialized entity types

Specialization

The process of defining one or more subtypes of the supertype and forming supertype/subtype relationships

Completeness constraint

A type of constraint that addresses whether an instance of a supertype must also be a member of at least one subtype

Total specialization rule

A rule that specifies that each entity instance of a supertype must be a member of some subtype in the relationship

Partial specialization rule

A rule that specifies that an entity instance of a supertype is allowed not to belong to any subtype.

Disjointness constraint

A constraint that addresses whether an instance of a supertype may simultaneously be a member of two (or more) subtypes

Disjoint rule

A rule that specifies that an instance of a supertype may not simultaneously be a member of two (or more) subtypes.

Overlap rule

A rule that specifies that an instance of a supertype may simultaneously be a member of two (or more) subtypes.

Subtype discriminator

An attribute of a supertype whose values determine the target subtype or subtypes

Supertype/subtype hierarchy

A hierarchical arrangement of supertypes and subtypes in which each subtype has only one supertype

Universal data model

A generic or template data model that can be reused as a starting point for a data modeling project.

When you are born, you are assigned a social security number. It belongs only to you and you have only one. What type of relationship exists between you and your social security number?

A: 1-1

What is it called when one record from a table can be associated with only one record from another table?

A: 1-1

If your school was dissolved in the college, you would still be considered a student and could continue your education here. What type of entity is a "student"?

A: Strong

Some applicants may have reading challenges such as Dyslexia that require additional support from the learning environment. Other applicants may not. What type of attribute would store this data?

A: Optional

In a relational database, what is another term for an attribute?

A: Field

What entity type is sometimes called a Linking Table?

A: Associative Entity

Which type of entity cannot exist within a database if an entity that it is linked to is removed from that database?

A: Weak

What is a relation?

A: A two-dimensional table composed of rows and columns.

What type of attribute may take on more than one value for a given entity instance?

A: Multivalued

When you applied to the college, you were required to provide your name, social security, address, and phone. What type of attributes are these items?

A: Required

If a current student decides to leave the college, their decal for their car will no longer be valid. The decal is what type of entity?

A: Weak

What is another term for a simple attribute?

A: Atomic

What type of relationships exists when a given record in a table can be related to one or more other records within the same table?

A: Unary, Self-referencing

What type of relationship defines a set of parents who have a set of children (e.g., twins) who attend the same college?

A: Many:Many

What is it called when a record in one table does not require a corresponding record in another table?

A: Optional relationship

Which of the following is considered to be a characteristic or characteristics of a relational table?

A: Each row in a table represents an instance of a record Each column in a table represents a unique attribute Each cell in a table represents a single data value Each table must have a primary key

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What rule specifies that an entity instance can simultaneously be a member of two or more subtypes?

The disjoint rule specifies that if an entity instance of the supertype is a member of one subtype, it MUST simultaneously be a member of another subtype.

What rule specifies that an entity instance of a supertype is not required to belong to a subtype?

56) The total specialization rule states that an entity instance of a supertype is allowed not to belong to any subtype.

Is an instance of the supertype could be more than one of the subtypes?

instance of a supertype may simultaneously instance of a supertype may simultaneously be a member of two (or more) subtypes. A bank has three types of accounts: checking, savings, and loan. Assume that each bank account must be a member of exactly one of these subtypes.

Is the process of defining one or more subtypes of the supertype and forming Supertype subtype relationships?

Generalization; specialization. Generalization is the process of defining a generalized entity type from a set of more specialized entity types while specialization is the process of defining one or more subtypes of the supertype.