Relational Database Flashcards

1
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3 components of Relational Database

A

Data Structure
Data Manipulation
Data Integrity

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2
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Columns/fields

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Attributes

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3
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Rows/tuples

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Records

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4
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Data organized in the form of tables, rows and columns

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Data Structure

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5
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Manipulate data in the relation usually through SQL

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Data Manipulation

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6
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Facilities are included to specify business rules that maintain the integrity of data

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Data Integrity

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7
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Relational Keys

A

Primary Key
Composite key
Foreign Key

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8
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Serves as a unique identifier for a particular record

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Primary Key

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9
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Primary key that consists of more than one attributes

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Composite Key

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10
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Attribute or fields that is used to refer to data contained in another relation (reference key).

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Foreign Key

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11
Q

True or False:

Not all tables are relations

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True

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12
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Logical structure of a database

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Schema

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13
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Set of valid atomic values for a given attribute or field

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Domain

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14
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An empty value

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Null

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15
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Rules that apply to a particular relation

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Specific Integrity Rules

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16
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Rules that apply to all relations

A

General Integrity Rules

17
Q

Field that can possibly be
used as the primary key for the relation

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Candidate Key

18
Q

2 requirements of Entity Integrity Rule

A

Uniqueness requirement
Minimality requirement

19
Q

“NO COMPONENT OF THE PRIMARY KEY OF
A BASE RELATION IS ALLOWED TO ACCEPT
NULLS”

The primarprimary key cannot accept an empty value

A

Entity Integrity Rule

20
Q

True or False:

The primary key can accept null values

A

False

21
Q

Name the requirement:

No two tuples must have
the same value for the said field

A

Uniqueness requirement

22
Q

Name the requirement:

If the candidate key is
composite, then no field or any of its components can
be eliminated without affecting its uniqueness property

A

Minimality Requirement

23
Q

Rule expressing constraints/control of
organizational actions (buisiness rule)

A

Action Assertion

24
Q

A relation whose tuples or records are
physically stored in a database

A

Base Relation

25
Q

“THE RELATIONS IN A DATABASE MUST NOT CONTAIN UNMATCHED
FOREIGN KEYS”

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Referential Integrity Rule