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 4, Problem 4.18RQ

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ID-dependent entity:

In the entity-relationship model, an identifier of one entity is dependent on the identifier of another entity and it is special kind of weak entity.

In entity-relationship model, id-dependent entity is represented as rounded corners.

Note: Identifier is an attribute which is used to uniquely identify a particular entity instances from an entity.

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The example demonstrates one-to-many (optional) relationship between “STUDENT” and “ADDRESS” entity.

IE Crow’s Foot E-R diagram:

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