WGU C170 Chapter 1 Verified Scores
AREA Ans- In DB2, a named section of permanent storage space that is reserved to store the database.
associative entity Ans- See composite entity.
bridge entity Ans- See composite entity.
candidate key Ans- A minimal superkey; that is, a key that does not cont...
WGU C170 Chapter 1 Verified Scores
AREA Ans- In DB2, a named section of permanent storage space that is reserved to store the database.
associative entity Ans- See composite entity.
bridge entity Ans- See composite entity.
candidate key Ans- A minimal superkey; that is, a key that does not contain a subset of attributes that is
itself a superkey. See key.
closure Ans- A property of relational operators that permits the use of relational algebra operators on
existing tables (relations) to produce new relations.
composite entity Ans- An entity designed to transform an M:N relationship into two 1:M relationships.
The composite entity's primary key comprises at least the primary keys of the entities that it connects.
Also known as a bridge entity or associative entity. See also linking table.
composite key Ans- A multiple-attribute key.
dependent Ans- An attribute whose value is determined by another attribute.
determination Ans- The role of a key. In the context of a database table, the statement "A determines B"
indicates that knowing the value of attribute A means that the value of attribute B can be looked up.
DIFFERENCE Ans- In relational algebra, an operator used to yield all rows from one table that are not
found in another union-compatible table.
DIVIDE Ans- In relational algebra, an operator that answers queries about one set of data being
associated with all values of data in another set of data.
, domain Ans- In data modeling, the construct used to organize and describe an attribute's set of possible
values.
entity integrity Ans- The property of a relational table that guarantees each entity has a unique value in
a primary key and that the key has no null values.
equijoin Ans- A join operator that links tables based on an equality condition that compares specified
columns of the tables.
flags Ans- Special codes implemented by designers to trigger a required response, alert end users to
specified conditions, or encode values. Flags may be used to prevent nulls by bringing attention to the
absence of a value in a table.
foreign key (FK) Ans- An attribute or attributes in one table whose values must match the primary key in
another table or whose values must be null. See key.
full functional dependence Ans- A condition in which an attribute is functionally dependent on a
composite key but not on any subset of the key.
functional dependence Ans- Within a relation R, an attribute B is functionally dependent on an attribute
A if and only if a given value of attribute A determines exactly one value of attribute B. The relationship
"B is dependent on A" is equivalent to "A determines B," and is written as A B.
homonyms Ans- The use of the same name to label different attributes. Homonyms generally should be
avoided. Some relational software automatically checks for homonyms and either alerts the user to their
existence or automatically makes the appropriate adjustments. See also synonym.
index Ans- An ordered array of index key values and row ID values (pointers). Indexes are generally used
to speed up and facilitate data retrieval. Also known as an index key.
index key Ans- See index.
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