Database Systems: Design, Implementation, Management, Loose-leaf Version
Database Systems: Design, Implementation, Management, Loose-leaf Version
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ISBN: 9781305866799
Author: Coronel, Carlos; Morris, Steven
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Chapter 3, Problem 18P
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Primary Key:

A Primary Key in a database table is a field in the table that uniquely identifies every row or record present in the database table.

Example:

Students in Universities are assigned a unique registration number.

Therefore, in a STUDENT database table, the attribute “reg_no” acts as primary key.

Foreign Key:

Foreign Key is a column in a relational database table which provides a relation between two tables. It provides a cross reference between tables by pointing to primary key of another table.

Example:

In STUDENT database table, the attribute “reg_no” acts as primary key and in COURSE database table in which the student selects his or her course, the same “reg_no” acts as foreign key for the STUDENT table.

Entity Integrity:

Entity Integrity is a mechanism that is used to protect primary keys in the database. Entity Integrity ensures the following properties for primary key:

  • The primary key of one database table row must not match the primary key of any other row present in the table.
  • No component of primary key must be null.

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Database Systems: Design, Implementation, Management, Loose-leaf Version

Ch. 3 - Prob. 11RQCh. 3 - Prob. 12RQCh. 3 - Use Figure Q3.13 to answer Questions 1317. FIGURE...Ch. 3 - Create the table that results from applying a...Ch. 3 - Write the relational algebra formula to apply an...Ch. 3 - Create the table that results from applying an...Ch. 3 - Using the tables in Figure Q3.13, create the table...Ch. 3 - Prob. 18RQCh. 3 - Prob. 19RQCh. 3 - Prob. 20RQCh. 3 - Identify and describe the components of the table...Ch. 3 - Identify the primary keys. FIGURE Q3.22 THE...Ch. 3 - Identify the foreign keys. FIGURE Q3.22 THE...Ch. 3 - Create the ERM. FIGURE Q3.22 THE CH03_THEATER...Ch. 3 - Create the relational diagram to show the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 26RQCh. 3 - What would be the conceptual view of the INDEX...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1PCh. 3 - Prob. 2PCh. 3 - Do the tables exhibit referential integrity?...Ch. 3 - Describe the type(s) of relationship(s) between...Ch. 3 - Prob. 5PCh. 3 - Prob. 6PCh. 3 - Prob. 7PCh. 3 - Prob. 8PCh. 3 - Create the relational diagram to show the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 10PCh. 3 - Prob. 11PCh. 3 - Create the relational diagram to show the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 13PCh. 3 - Do the tables exhibit referential integrity?...Ch. 3 - Prob. 15PCh. 3 - Prob. 16PCh. 3 - For each table, identify the primary key and the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 18PCh. 3 - Do the tables exhibit referential integrity?...Ch. 3 - Identify the TRUCK tables candidate key(s). FIGURE...Ch. 3 - For each table, identify a superkey and a...Ch. 3 - Prob. 22PCh. 3 - Prob. 23PCh. 3 - Prob. 24PCh. 3 - Create the ERD. (Hint: Look at the table contents....Ch. 3 - Prob. 26PCh. 3 - Prob. 27PCh. 3 - Prob. 28PCh. 3 - Create the table that would result from applying...Ch. 3 - Create the table that would result from applying...Ch. 3 - Create the table that would result from applying a...
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