Normal Form


Q1.

In a relational data model, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
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Q2.

If every non-key attribute functionally dependent on the primary key, then the relation will be in
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Q3.

A prime attribute of a relation scheme R is an attribute that appears
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Q4.

A database of resear charticles in a journal uses the following schema. Which is the weakest normal form that the new database satisfies,but the old one does not?
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Q5.

The following functional dependencies hold true for the relational schema R{V,W,X,Y,Z}: V \rightarrowW VW \rightarrowX Y\rightarrow VX Y \rightarrowZ Which of the following is irreducible equivalent for this set of functional dependencies ?
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Q6.

Suppose the following functional dependencies hold on a relation U with attributes P, Q, R, S, \text{ and } T: P \rightarrow QR \\ RS \rightarrow T Which of the following functional dependencies can be inferred from the above functional dependencies?[MSQ]
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Q7.

Consider the schema R(A,B,C,D) and the functional dependencies A \rightarrow B and C \rightarrow D. If the decomposition is made as R_{1}(A, B) and R_{2}(C, D), then which of the following is TRUE?
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Q8.

Consider the following four relational schemas. For each schema, all non-trivial functional dependencies are listed. The underlined attributes are the respective primary keys. Which one of the relational schemas above is in 3NF but not in BCNF?
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Q9.

For a database relation R(a,b,c,d) where the domain of a,b,c and d include only atomic value, only the following functions dependencies and those that can be inferred from them holda\rightarrowcb\rightarrowdThe relation is in:
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Q10.

Every time the attribute A appears, it is matched with the same value of attribute B but not the same value of attribute C. Which of the following is true?
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