There are similarities between the instructor entity set and the secretary entity set in the sense that they have several attributes that are conceptually the same across the two entity sets: namely, the identifier, name, and salary attributes. This process is called

A. Commonality B. Specialization C. Generalization D. Similarity

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1. In the relational modes, cardinality is termed as:

A. Number of tuples. B. Number of attributes. C. Number of tables. D. Number of constraints.

2. . In an E-R diagram attributes are represented by

A. rectangle B. square C. ellipse D. triangle

3. In an E-R diagram an entity set is represent by a

A. rectangle B. ellipse C. diamond box. D. circle

4. E-R model uses this symbol to represent weak entity set ?

A. Dotted rectangle. B. Diamond C. Doubly outlined rectangle D. None of these

5. What is a relationship called when it is maintained between two entities?

A. Unary B. Binary C. Ternary D. Quaternary

6. A set of possible data values is called

A. attribute B. degree C. tuple D. domain

7. Which of the following is another name for weak entity?

A. Child B. Owner C. Dominant D. All of the above

8. In E-R Diagram relationship type is represented by

A. Ellipse B. Dashed ellipse C. Rectangle D. Diamond

9. In E-R diagram generalization is represented by

A. Ellipse B. Dashed ellipse C. Rectangle D. Triangle

10. A relational database consists of a collection of

A. Tables B. Fields C. Records D. Keys

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