Database Concepts (8th Edition)
Database Concepts (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134601533
Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer, Scott L. Vandenberg, Robert C. Yoder
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.12RQ

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Unique Composite key:

  • If a primary key consists of more than one attribute to uniquely identify a row or column in a relational database, then it is referred as unique composite key.
  • The other name of composite key is compound key or concatenated key.

Example of unique composite key:

The example for unique composite key of Employee relation is given below:

  • The combination of the “name” and “Address” attributes in Employee relation are composite keys...

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