#1. What is normalization in the context of database management? Removing redundancy from data Removing redundancy from data Adding redundancy to data Adding redundancy to data Organizing data into folders Organizing data into folders Deleting data from the database Deleting data from the database Backing up the database Backing up the database #2. Which normal form ensures that non-key attributes are fully functionally dependent on the primary key? First Normal Form (1NF) First Normal Form (1NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) #3. In which normal form is a relation if it is in 2NF and all non-key attributes are fully functionally dependent on the primary key? Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) First Normal Form (1NF) First Normal Form (1NF) #4. Which of the following is a reason for normalizing a database? Reducing redundancy and improving data integrity Reducing redundancy and improving data integrity Increasing data duplication Increasing data duplication Simplifying query complexity Simplifying query complexity Slowing down data retrieval Slowing down data retrieval Enhancing primary key constraints Enhancing primary key constraints #5. What does the term "functional dependency" mean in the context of normalization? A dependency between two attributes A dependency between two attributes A relation between tables A relation between tables A connection between databases A connection between databases A correlation between records A correlation between records A hierarchy between data items A hierarchy between data items #6. Which normal form deals with partial dependencies on a composite primary key? Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) #7. In which normal form are non-prime attributes fully functionally dependent on every candidate key of the relation? Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) #8. Which of the following is a multivalued dependency? A relationship between tables A relationship between tables A dependency between two attributes A dependency between two attributes A relation between databases A relation between databases A correlation between records A correlation between records A hierarchy between data items A hierarchy between data items #9. Which normal form allows only full functional dependencies between the primary key and other attributes? Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) First Normal Form (1NF) First Normal Form (1NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) #10. What does BCNF stand for in the context of normalization? Boyce-Codd Normal Form Boyce-Codd Normal Form Basic Concept Normal Form Basic Concept Normal Form Binary Common Normal Form Binary Common Normal Form Balanced Composite Normal Form Balanced Composite Normal Form Best Candidate Normal Form Best Candidate Normal Form #11. Which normal form eliminates the possibility of a transitive dependency between non-key attributes? Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) #12. What is the primary objective of normalization in database design? Minimizing redundancy and dependency Minimizing redundancy and dependency Maximizing data duplication Maximizing data duplication Simplifying query complexity Simplifying query complexity Maximizing data retrieval speed Maximizing data retrieval speed Enhancing foreign key constraints Enhancing foreign key constraints #13. In which normal form are attributes dependent only on the primary key? Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) First Normal Form (1NF) First Normal Form (1NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) #14. What does the term "candidate key" refer to in normalization? A set of attributes that uniquely identify a tuple A set of attributes that uniquely identify a tuple A unique constraint on a table A unique constraint on a table A foreign key in another table A foreign key in another table A primary key in another table A primary key in another table A composite key in a relation A composite key in a relation #15. Which normal form allows a relation to be in 3NF and removes transitive dependencies between non-prime attributes? Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) #16. What is the process of decomposing a relation into smaller, more manageable relations called? Normalization Normalization Denormalization Denormalization Decomposition Decomposition Redundancy Redundancy Aggregation Aggregation #17. Which normal form allows a relation to be in 2NF and removes partial dependencies on a composite primary key? Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) #18. Which normal form eliminates transitive dependencies and ensures that a relation is in 3NF? Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) #19. What is the goal of normalization in database design? Minimizing redundancy and dependency Minimizing redundancy and dependency Maximizing data duplication Maximizing data duplication Improving query performance Improving query performance Ensuring data consistency Ensuring data consistency Simplifying data retrieval Simplifying data retrieval #20. Which normal form allows a relation to be in 4NF and removes multivalued dependencies? Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fifth Normal Form (5NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Fourth Normal Form (4NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Third Normal Form (3NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Second Normal Form (2NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) Sixth Normal Form (6NF) Next Results Download as PDF Download as PDF Download as PDF