Read  the     following    case   study,         which describes     the     data requirements for          a        DVD rental company.    The    DVD rental company has several     branches          throughout  the     United         States.The data    held   on each branch     is       the          branch        address       made up of street, city,   state, and zip        code, and    the          telephone    number.      Each branch         is       given a        branch number,          which is       unique throughout the   company.    Each  branch        is       allocated          staff,  which includes a Manager.       The    Manager     is       responsible for     the          day-to-day running of    a        given branch.       The    data   held   on      a          member       of staff   is       his     or      her     name, position,     and    salary.         Each member       of      staff   is       given a        staff   number,      which is       unique throughout the     company.    Each  branch        has    a        stock of      DVDs.        The data  held   on      a        DVD is       the     catalog        number,      DVD number,      title, category,    daily  rental,         cost,  status,         and    the     names         of      the main actors          and    the     director.      The    catalog        number       uniquely identifies    each   DVD. However,    in       most  cases, there  are     several        copies of     each   DVD at       a        branch,       and    the     individual   copies         are identified   using the     DVD number.      A       DVD is       given a        category      such as     Action,        Adult,         Children,     Drama,       Horror,       or      Sci-Fi.         The status         indicates     whether       a        specific       copy  of      a        DVD is available    for     rent.  Before         borrowing   a        DVD from  the     company,    a customer    must  first   register        as      a        member       of      a        local  branch. The  data   held   on      a        member       is       the     first   and    last    name, address, and   the     date   that   the     member       registered    at       a        branch.       Each member     is       given a        member       number,      which is       unique throughout all      branches     of      the     company.    Once  registered,   a        member is      free    to      rent   DVDs,        up     to      a        maximum   of      ten     at       any one   time.  The    data   held   on      each   DVD rented         is       the     rental number, the    full    name and    number       of      the     member,      the     DVD number,      title, and   daily  rental,         and    the     dates the     DVD is       rented         out    and returned.    The    DVD number       is       unique         throughout  the     company. (a)     Identify      the     main entity types of      the     DVD rental          company.  (b)    Identify      the     main relationship         types between      the     entity types          described    in      part   (a)     and   represent    each relationship as      an     ER          diagram.

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Read  the     following    case   study,         which describes     the     data requirements for          a        DVD rental company.    The    DVD rental company has several     branches          throughout  the     United         States.The data    held   on each branch     is       the          branch        address       made up of street, city,   state, and zip        code, and    the          telephone    number.      Each branch         is       given a        branch number,          which is       unique throughout the   company.    Each  branch        is       allocated          staff,  which includes a Manager.       The    Manager     is       responsible for     the          day-to-day running of    a        given branch.       The    data   held   on      a          member       of

staff   is       his     or      her     name, position,     and    salary.         Each

member       of      staff   is       given a        staff   number,      which is       unique throughout the     company.    Each  branch        has    a        stock of      DVDs.        The data  held   on      a        DVD is       the     catalog        number,      DVD number,      title, category,    daily  rental,         cost,  status,         and    the     names         of      the main actors          and    the     director.      The    catalog        number       uniquely identifies    each   DVD. However,    in       most  cases, there  are     several        copies of     each   DVD at       a        branch,       and    the     individual   copies         are identified   using the     DVD number.      A       DVD is       given a        category      such as     Action,        Adult,         Children,     Drama,       Horror,       or      Sci-Fi.         The status         indicates     whether       a        specific       copy  of      a        DVD is available    for     rent.  Before         borrowing   a        DVD from  the     company,    a customer    must  first   register        as      a        member       of      a        local  branch. The  data   held   on      a        member       is       the     first   and    last    name, address, and   the     date   that   the     member       registered    at       a        branch.       Each member     is       given a        member       number,      which is       unique throughout all      branches     of      the     company.    Once  registered,   a        member is      free    to      rent   DVDs,        up     to      a        maximum   of      ten     at       any one   time.  The    data   held   on      each   DVD rented         is       the     rental number, the    full    name and    number       of      the     member,      the     DVD number,      title, and   daily  rental,         and    the     dates the     DVD is       rented         out    and returned.    The    DVD number       is       unique         throughout  the     company.

(a)     Identify      the     main entity types of      the     DVD rental          company.

 (b)    Identify      the     main relationship         types between      the     entity types          described    in      part   (a)     and   represent    each relationship as      an     ER          diagram.

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