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प्रश्न
Why foreign keys are allowed to have NULL values? Explain with an example.
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उत्तर
The value of the foreign key is derived from the Primary key of the primary table. Sometimes, we want to enter a record, which is not related. To handle this situation, it is allowed to enter a NULL value in the foreign key.
For example, Suppose a shopkeeper wants to sell a product, but the customer is not a regular customer, so his customer id does not exist. In this case, a NULL value is entered into the customerId field.
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Minimal superkeys are known as?
The attributes which have all the properties of primary key
The primary key can be?
______ refers to the attribute that can uniquely identify tuples within the relation.
An Alternate key can be defined as ______.
Attributes that are candidates for primary keys are called ______.
An attribute in a table whose value is derived from primary key of another table is known as ______.
Which of the following is true for a tuple and attribute?
Differentiate between Primary key and foreign key.
A school has a rule that each student must participate in a sports activity. So each one should give only one preference for sports activity. Suppose there are five students in a class, each having a unique roll number. The class representative has prepared a list of sports preferences as shown below. Answer the following:
| Sports Preferences | |
| Roll_no | Preference |
| 9 | Cricket |
| 13 | Football |
| 17 | Badminton |
| 17 | Football |
| 21 | Hockey |
| 24 | NULL |
| NULL | Kabaddi |
- Roll no 24 may not be interested in sports. Can a NULL value be assigned to that student’s preference field?
- Roll no 17 has given two preference sports. Which property of relational DBMC is violated here? Can we use any constraint or key in the relational DBMS to check against such violations, if any?
- Kabaddi was not chosen by any student. Is it possible to have this tuple in the Sports Preferences relation?
An organisation wants to create a database EMPDEPENDENT to maintain the following details about its employees and their dependent.
EMPLOYEE(AadharNumber, Name, Address, Department, EmployeeID)
DEPENDENT(EmployeeID, DependentName, Relationship)
- Name the attributes of EMPLOYEE, which can be used as candidate keys.
- The company wants to retrieve details of the dependent of a particular employee. Name the tables and the key which are required to retrieve this detail.
- What is the degree of EMPLOYEE and DEPENDENT relation?
An organisation wants to create a database EMPDEPENDENT to maintain the following details about its employees and their dependent.
EMPLOYEE(AadharNumber, Name, Address, Department, EmployeeID)
DEPENDENT(EmployeeID, DependentName, Relationship)
The company wants to retrieve details of the dependent of a particular employee. Name the tables and the key which are required to retrieve this detail.
In a multiplex, movies are screened in different auditoriums. One movie can be shown in more than one auditorium. In order to maintain the record of movies, the multiplex maintains a relational database consisting of two relations viz. MOVIE and AUDI respectively as shown below:
Movie(Movie_ID, MovieName, ReleaseDate) Audi(AudiNo, Movie_ID, Seats, ScreenType, TicketPrice)
Is it correct to assign Movie_ID as the primary key in the MOVIE relation? If no, then suggest an appropriate primary key.
In a multiplex, movies are screened in different auditoriums. One movie can be shown in more than one auditorium. In order to maintain the record of movies, the multiplex maintains a relational database consisting of two relations viz. MOVIE and AUDI respectively as shown below:
Movie(Movie_ID, MovieName, ReleaseDate) Audi(AudiNo, Movie_ID, Seats, ScreenType, TicketPrice)
Is it correct to assign AudiNo as the primary key in the AUDI relation? If no, then suggest an appropriate primary key.
| Student Project Database | ||||
| Table: STUDENT | ||||
| Roll No | Name | Class | Section | Registration_ID |
| 11 | Mohan | XI | 1 | IP-101-15 |
| 12 | Sohan | XI | 2 | IP-104-15 |
| 21 | John | XII | 1 | CS-103-14 |
| 22 | Meena | XII | 2 | CS-101-14 |
| 23 | Juhi | XII | 2 | CS-101-10 |
| Table: PROJECT | ||||
| ProjectNo | PName | SubmissionDate | ||
| 101 | Airline Database | 12/01/2018 | ||
| 102 | Library Database | 12/01/2018 | ||
| 103 | Employee Database | 15/01/2018 | ||
| 104 | Student Database | 12/01/2018 | ||
| 105 | Inventory Database | 15/01/2018 | ||
| 106 | Railway Database | 15/01/2018 | ||
| PROJECT ASSIGNED | ||||
| Registration_ID | ProjectNo | |||
| IP-101-15 | 101 | |||
| IP-104-15 | 103 | |||
| CS-103-14 | 102 | |||
| CS-101-14 | 105 | |||
| CS-101-10 | 104 | |||
- Name the primary key of each table.
- Find foreign key(s) in table PROJECT-ASSIGNED.
- Is there any alternate key in table STUDENT? Give justification for your answer.
- Can a user assign duplicate value to the field RollNo of STUDENT table? Justify.
| Student Project Database | ||||
| Table: STUDENT | ||||
| Roll No | Name | Class | Section | Registration_ID |
| 11 | Mohan | XI | 1 | IP-101-15 |
| 12 | Sohan | XI | 2 | IP-104-15 |
| 21 | John | XII | 1 | CS-103-14 |
| 22 | Meena | XII | 2 | CS-101-14 |
| 23 | Juhi | XII | 2 | CS-101-10 |
| Table: PROJECT | ||||
| ProjectNo | PName | SubmissionDate | ||
| 101 | Airline Database | 12/01/2018 | ||
| 102 | Library Database | 12/01/2018 | ||
| 103 | Employee Database | 15/01/2018 | ||
| 104 | Student Database | 12/01/2018 | ||
| 105 | Inventory Database | 15/01/2018 | ||
| 106 | Railway Database | 15/01/2018 | ||
| PROJECT ASSIGNED | ||||
| Registration_ID | ProjectNo | |||
| IP-101-15 | 101 | |||
| IP-104-15 | 103 | |||
| CS-103-14 | 102 | |||
| CS-101-14 | 105 | |||
| CS-101-10 | 104 | |||
For the above-given database STUDENT-PROJECT, can we perform the following operations?
- Insert a student record with a missing roll number value.
- Insert a student record with a missing registration number value.
- Insert a project detail without a submission date.
- Insert a record with registration ID IP-101-19 and ProjectNo 206 in the table PROJECT-ASSIGNED.
Explain the use of ‘Foreign Key’ in a Relational Database Management System. Give example to support your answer.
Explain the concept of “Alternate Key” in a Relational Database Management System with an appropriate example.
Give one difference between alternate key and candidate key.
