Database Concepts: Questionnaires & Answers (6-10)
Questionnaire 6: SQL and Relational Models
Clauses, Views, and Constraints
1. Clause for Evaluating SQL Tables:
FROM
2. Virtual Table Defined with an SQL Query:
View
3. Benefit of Views:
Logical Data Independence
4. Finding Tuple Fragments in Different Tables:
The Match Predicate
5. Adjusting Database Models for Specific Applications:
Restrictions
6. Limiting Values to Native Data Types:
Domain Restrictions
7. Specifying Primary/Foreign Keys and Applying Tests:
Table Constraints
8. Types of Column Constraints:
Primary
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Relation: Table (e.g., Pets table)
Attribute: Column (e.g., Name)
Domain: Set of possible values (e.g., Age: 0-20)
Tuple: Row (e.g., (1, 'Buddy', 'Dog', 3))
Degree: Number of attributes (e.g., 4 in Pets)
Cardinality: Number of tuples (e.g., 10 rows in Pets)
Candidate Key: Unique identifier (e.g., CourseID)
Primary Key: Selected unique identifier (e.g., CourseID as primary key)
Foreign Key: Reference to primary key in another table (e.g., OwnerID in Pets)
Domain Constraint: Valid value range
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Relation: Table (e.g., Pets table)
Attribute: Column (e.g., Name)
Domain: Set of possible values (e.g., Age: 0-20)
Tuple: Row (e.g., (1, 'Buddy', 'Dog', 3))
Degree: Number of attributes (e.g., 4 in Pets)
Cardinality: Number of tuples (e.g., 10 rows in Pets)
Candidate Key: Unique identifier (e.g., CourseID)
Primary Key: Selected unique identifier (e.g., CourseID as primary key)
Foreign Key: Reference to primary key in another table (e.g., OwnerID in Pets)
Domain Constraint: Valid value range
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Basic Terminology
Let’s break down some fundamental database terms:
- Relation: A table (e.g.,
Petstable). - Attribute: A column within a table (e.g.,
Name). - Domain: The set of possible values for an attribute (e.g., Age: 0-20).
- Tuple: A row in a table (e.g.,
(1, 'Buddy', 'Dog', 3)). - Degree: The number of attributes (columns) in a table (e.g., 4 in
Pets). - Cardinality: The number of tuples (rows) in a table (e.g., 10 rows in
Pets). - Candidate Key: An attribute or set of attributes
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