bu are given the following set of functional dependencies for a relation R= (A , B C,D,E,F), F= (AB→C , DC→AE, E→F). a- What are the keys of this relation? b- Is this relation in BCNF? If not, explain why by showing one violation.c- Is the decomposition (A , B , C,D) (B , C,D,E, F) a dependency preserving .decomposition? If not, explain briefly

bu are given the following set of functional dependencies for a relation R= (A , B C,D,E,F), F= (AB→C , DC→AE, E→F). a- What are the keys of this relation? b- Is this relation in BCNF? If not, explain why by showing one violation.c- Is the decomposition (A , B , C,D) (B , C,D,E, F) a dependency preserving .decomposition? If not, explain briefly

Database System Concepts

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Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

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