MCQ RPP Data Modeling With ER Model

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Which of the following indicates the maximum number of entities that can be invo

lved in a relationship?
A. Minimum cardinality
B. Maximum cardinality
C. ERD
D. Greater Entity Count (GEC)
ANSWER: B
Which type of entity cannot exist in the database unless another type of entity
also exists in the database, but does not require that the identifier of that ot
her entity be included as part of its own identifier?
A. Weak entity
B. Strong entity
C. ID-dependent entity
D. ID- independent entity
ANSWER: A
In a one-to-many relationship, the entity that is on the one side of the relatio
nship is called a(n) ________ entity.
A. parent
B. child
C. instance
D. subtype
ANSWER: A
Which type of entity represents an actual occurrence of an associated generalize
d entity?
A. Supertype entity
B. Subtype entity
C. Archetype entity
D. Instance entity
ANSWER: D
A recursive relationship is a relationship between an entity and ________ .
A. itself
B. a subtype entity
C. an archetype entity
D. an instance entity
ANSWER: A
Which of the following indicates the minimum number of entities that must be inv
olved in a relationship?
A. Minimum cardinality
B. Maximum cardinality
C. ERD
D. Greater Entity Count (GEC)
ANSWER: A
Which of the following refers to something that can be identified in the users'
work environment, something that the users want to track?
A. Entity
B. Attribute
C. Identifier
D. Relationship
ANSWER: A
In which of the following is a single-entity instance of one type related to man
y entity instances of another type?
A. One-to-One Relationship

B. One-to-Many Relationship
C. Many-to-Many Relationship
D. Composite Relationship
ANSWER: B
Which of the following refers to an entity in which the identifier of one entity
includes the identifier of another entity?
A. Weak entity
B. Strong entity
C. ID-dependent entity
D. ID-independent entity
ANSWER: C
Which type of entity is related to two or more associated entities that each con
tain specialized attributes that apply to some but not all of the instances of t
he entity?
A. Supertype entity
B. Subtype entity
C. Archetype entity
D. Instance entity
ANSWER:A
An attribute that names or identifies entity instances is a(n):
A. entity.
B. attribute.
C. identifier.
D. relationship.
ANSWER: Option C
Properties that describe the characteristics of entities are called:
A. entities.
B. attributes.
C. identifiers.
D. relationships.
ANSWER: B
In which of the following can many entity instances of one type be related to ma
ny entity instances of another type?
A. One-to-One Relationship
B. One-to-Many Relationship
C. Many-to-Many Relationship
D. Composite Relationship
ANSWER: C
Entities of a given type are grouped into a(n):
A. database.
B. entity class.
C. attribute.
D. ERD.
ANSWER: B
Which of the following is NOT a basic element of all versions of the E-R model?
A. Entities
B. Attributes
C. Relationships
D. Primary keys
ANSWER: D
In which of the following is a single-entity instance of one type of related to
a single-entity instance of another type?

A. One-to-One Relationship
B. One-to-Many Relationship
C. Many-to-Many Relationship
D. Composite Relationship
ANSWER: A
Entities can be associated with one another in which of the following?
A. Entities
B. Attributes
C. Identifiers
D. Relationships
ANSWER: D
Which type of entity has its relationship to another entity determined by an att
ribute in that other entity called a discriminator?
A. Supertype entity
B. Subtype entity
C. Archetype entity
D. Instance entity
ANSWER: B
Which type of entity represents a logical generalization whose actual occurrence
is represented by a second, associated entity?
A. Supertype entity
B. Subtype entity
C. Archetype entity
D. Instance entity
ANSWER: C
In a one-to-many relationship, the entity that is on the many side of the relati
onship is called a(n) ________ entity.
A. parent
B. child
C. instance
D. subtype
ANSWER: B
Attributes that can be arranged into hierarchy are called
A. composite attributes
B. atomic attributes
C. derived attributes
D. simple attributes
ANSWER: A
Type of attributes that can be divided into smaller parts is classified as
A. multivalve attributes
B. single valued attributes
C. composite attributes
D. atomic attributes
ANSWER: D
Kind of constraint which cannot let two entities to have similar values is class
ified as
A. derived constraints
B. composite value constraint
C. uniqueness constraint
D. multi valued constraint
ANSWER: C
Weak entities and their identifying relationship in ER diagrams are represented

by
A. oval shape with double line
B. rectangle shape with double line
C. square shape with double line
D. diamond shape with double line
ANSWER: D
In ER diagrams, rectangles are used to denote
A. entity types
B. attribute types
C. key types
D. structure types
ANSWER: A
In constructing
A. multi-value
B. multi-value
C. multi-value
D. multi-value
ANSWER: C

ER diagrams, double ovals are used to denote


table
entity
attributes
key

In entity-relationship diagram, key attributes are represented by


A. oval shape and underline
B. oval shape and double line
C. square shape and underline
D. square shape and double line
ANSWER: A
Kind of entities without any key attributes are classified as
A. weak entity
B. strong entity
C. single entity
D. foreign entity
ANSWER: A
In entity-relationship diagrams, types of relationships among entities are repre
sented by
A. squared box
B. diamond shaped box
C. oval shaped box
D. rectangular box
ANSWER: B
An ________ is a set of entities of the same type that share the same properties
, or attributes .
A) Entity set
B) Attribute set
C) Relation set
D) Entity model
ANSWER: A
Explanation:An entity is a thing or object in the real world that is distinguishable
from all other objects.
Entity is a
A) Object of relation
B) Present working model
C) Thing in real world
D) Model of relation
ANSWER: C

The descriptive property possessed by each entity set is _________ .


A) Entity
B) Attribute
C) Relation
D) Model
ANSWER: B
The function that an entity plays in a relationship is called that entity s ______
_______.
A) Participation
B) Position
C) Role
D) Instance
ANSWER: C
The attribute name could be structured as a attribute consisting of first name,
middle initial, and last name . This type of attribute is called
A) Simple attribute
B) Composite attribute
C) Multivalued attribute
D) Derived attribute
ANSWER: B
The attribute AGE is calculated from DATE_OF_BIRTH . The attribute AGE is
A) Single valued
B) Multi valued
C) Composite
D) Derived
ANSWER: D
Not applicable condition can be represented in relation entry as
A) NA
B) 0
C) NULL
D) Blank Space
ANSWER: C
Which of the following can be a multivalued attribute ?
A) Phone_number
B) Name
C) Date_of_birth
D) All of the mentioned
ANSWER: A
Which of the following is a single valued attribute
A) Register_number
B) Address
C) SUBJECT_TAKEN
D) Reference
ANSWER: A
In a relation between the entities the type and condition of the relation should
be specified . That is called as______attribute
A) Desciptive
B) Derived
C) Recursive
D) Relative
ANSWER: A

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