EBK DATABASE CONCEPTS
EBK DATABASE CONCEPTS
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ISBN: 9780133544886
Author: AUER
Publisher: PEARSON CUSTOM PUB.(CONSIGNMENT)
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.28RQ

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Supertype entity:

  • In DBMS (Database Management System), the supertype is the one of the entity type and it has a relationship with one or more subtypes.
  • The supertype contains attributes that are common to its subtypes.

Subtype entity:

  • Subtype contains unique attributes, but it is different from each subtype.
  • The subtype entities are subgroups of the supertype entity.

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Consider an example of supertype and subtype of entities is as follows:

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