The document provides information about normalization during database design. It discusses:
1) Normalization is a technique used to design relational databases that minimizes data redundancy and ensures relations contain only necessary attributes with logical relationships.
2) Normalization can be used as both a bottom-up and validation technique during database design. The goal is to create well-designed relations that meet user requirements.
3) Functional dependencies describe relationships between attributes and are important for normalization. Normalization decomposes relations into smaller, less redundant relations through a multi-step process of normal forms.
Normalization is the process of reorganizing data structure in an efficient way in designing relational database. It is important to perform the processes of normalization because it eliminates duplicate records, data redundancy and making data consistent across all tables. The advantages gained from using normalization is quite significant while the disadvantages are unavoidable for some cases.
The document discusses normalization, which is the process of converting complex data structures into simple structures to avoid data duplication. It describes the three main steps of normalization: first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), and third normal form (3NF). The document provides examples of tables and explains how to normalize them by removing anomalies like repeating groups and partial/transitive dependencies between attributes. While there are several normal forms, 3NF is sufficient for most use cases and removes all transitive dependencies. Functional dependencies, which define relationships between attributes, are also discussed.
This document contains instructions and questions for a database systems exam. It is divided into two sections: Section A contains 40 multiple choice questions, and Section B contains two structured questions. The first question in Section B asks students to define database schema architecture and relational data model terms. It also asks students to generate outputs using relational operators. The second question asks students to explain concurrency control problems and draw an ER diagram based on a scenario about a bakery's products and orders. It also contains sample SQL queries to test students' skills.
The document discusses normalization in database design. Normalization is the process of organizing data to avoid redundancy and dependency. It involves splitting tables and restructuring relationships between tables. The document outlines various normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, 4NF and 5NF and provides examples to illustrate how to normalize tables to conform to each form.
This document discusses different types of dependencies that can occur in programs:
- Data dependencies occur when an instruction refers to data from a previous instruction. There are three types: true data dependencies where an instruction depends on a previous result; output dependencies where two instructions write to the same register; and anti-dependencies where an instruction depends on data that could be overwritten.
- Control dependencies occur when the execution of one instruction depends on the outcome of another instruction, such as in an if-then statement.
- Resource conflicts occur when two instructions need the same hardware resource at the same time, such as a functional unit or register, stalling execution even if the instructions do not have a data or control dependency.
This document provides an introduction to relational database management systems and their components. It discusses the evolution of databases from traditional file processing systems to relational database models. The key components of a database system are described as hardware, software, data, and users. Database management aims to facilitate data sharing across functional units, user levels, and locations through centralized data control and definition. The roles of database administrators are outlined as designing databases, training users, and ensuring security and integrity.
The document provides an overview of functional dependencies and database normalization. It discusses four informal design guidelines for relational databases: 1) design relations so their meaning is clear, 2) avoid anomalies, 3) avoid null values, and 4) avoid spurious tuples. It then covers functional dependencies, inference rules, equivalence, and normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF. The goals of normalization are also summarized as reducing redundancy, anomalies, and producing high quality schemas. Examples are provided to illustrate each concept.
Normalization is the process of reorganizing data structure in an efficient way in designing relational database. It is important to perform the processes of normalization because it eliminates duplicate records, data redundancy and making data consistent across all tables. The advantages gained from using normalization is quite significant while the disadvantages are unavoidable for some cases.
The document discusses normalization, which is the process of converting complex data structures into simple structures to avoid data duplication. It describes the three main steps of normalization: first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), and third normal form (3NF). The document provides examples of tables and explains how to normalize them by removing anomalies like repeating groups and partial/transitive dependencies between attributes. While there are several normal forms, 3NF is sufficient for most use cases and removes all transitive dependencies. Functional dependencies, which define relationships between attributes, are also discussed.
This document contains instructions and questions for a database systems exam. It is divided into two sections: Section A contains 40 multiple choice questions, and Section B contains two structured questions. The first question in Section B asks students to define database schema architecture and relational data model terms. It also asks students to generate outputs using relational operators. The second question asks students to explain concurrency control problems and draw an ER diagram based on a scenario about a bakery's products and orders. It also contains sample SQL queries to test students' skills.
The document discusses normalization in database design. Normalization is the process of organizing data to avoid redundancy and dependency. It involves splitting tables and restructuring relationships between tables. The document outlines various normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, 4NF and 5NF and provides examples to illustrate how to normalize tables to conform to each form.
This document discusses different types of dependencies that can occur in programs:
- Data dependencies occur when an instruction refers to data from a previous instruction. There are three types: true data dependencies where an instruction depends on a previous result; output dependencies where two instructions write to the same register; and anti-dependencies where an instruction depends on data that could be overwritten.
- Control dependencies occur when the execution of one instruction depends on the outcome of another instruction, such as in an if-then statement.
- Resource conflicts occur when two instructions need the same hardware resource at the same time, such as a functional unit or register, stalling execution even if the instructions do not have a data or control dependency.
This document provides an introduction to relational database management systems and their components. It discusses the evolution of databases from traditional file processing systems to relational database models. The key components of a database system are described as hardware, software, data, and users. Database management aims to facilitate data sharing across functional units, user levels, and locations through centralized data control and definition. The roles of database administrators are outlined as designing databases, training users, and ensuring security and integrity.
The document provides an overview of functional dependencies and database normalization. It discusses four informal design guidelines for relational databases: 1) design relations so their meaning is clear, 2) avoid anomalies, 3) avoid null values, and 4) avoid spurious tuples. It then covers functional dependencies, inference rules, equivalence, and normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF. The goals of normalization are also summarized as reducing redundancy, anomalies, and producing high quality schemas. Examples are provided to illustrate each concept.
This document discusses MySQL transactions. It defines transactions as sequential groups of data manipulation language (DML) statements that are performed atomically as a single unit. The document outlines the ACID properties that transactions provide - atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability. It provides a sample banking transaction scenario and explains the SQL syntax used for transactions, including START TRANSACTION, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK statements.
A schedule specifies the order of transaction execution. There are three types of schedules: serial, non-serial, and serializable. A serial schedule completes one transaction fully before starting the next, while non-serial schedules allow interleaving of transaction operations. A serializable schedule leaves the database in a consistent state, like a serial schedule. Conflicting operations, where two transactions operate on the same data simultaneously in a way that could produce inconsistent results, can cause non-serializability.
This document contains a 40 question multiple choice test on database concepts. It covers topics like the ANSI-SPARC architecture, database properties, relationships in ER models, keys, normalization, and transactions. Sample questions test identification of entities, relationships and keys in ER diagrams. Other questions cover SQL statements, relational algebra operations, and concurrency control topics like isolation levels and locking. The test is divided into two sections, with the second section containing two structured questions requiring explanations of database concepts and drawing an ER diagram.
The document discusses the three levels of abstraction in a database management system: the internal, conceptual, and external levels. The internal level describes the physical representation and storage of data. The conceptual level defines the logical structure and relationships of data in the database. The external level describes different views of the data that are relevant to users but hides implementation details.
Transaction management and concurrency controlDhani Ahmad
The document discusses transaction management and concurrency control in database systems. It covers topics such as transactions and their properties, concurrency control methods like locking, time stamping and optimistic control, and database recovery management. The goal of these techniques is to coordinate simultaneous transaction execution while maintaining data consistency and integrity in multi-user database environments.
The document discusses database normalization. It defines normalization as a process that makes data structures efficient by eliminating redundancy and inconsistencies. The key goals of normalization are to control redundancy, ensure data consistency, and allow complex queries. The document outlines the various normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF and examples of how to normalize tables to each form by removing functional dependencies on non-key attributes.
Normalisation is a process that structures data in a relational database to minimize duplication and redundancy while preserving information. It aims to ensure data is structured efficiently and consistently through multiple forms. The stages of normalization include first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), third normal form (3NF), Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF), fourth normal form (4NF) and fifth normal form (5NF). Higher normal forms eliminate more types of dependencies to optimize the database structure.
Distributed databases allow users to access data across multiple independent database systems as if accessing a single database. There are two main types: homogeneous, where all database systems have identical software, and heterogeneous, where the systems may differ. Data can be distributed through replication, storing multiple copies of data for availability and parallelism, or fragmentation, partitioning relations across sites. Commit protocols like two-phase commit ensure atomicity of transactions executing across multiple sites in a distributed database.
The document discusses different forms of normalization used to eliminate anomalies from a database design. It summarizes:
1) Normalization is a method to remove anomalies like update, deletion, and insertion anomalies from a database to bring it to a consistent state.
2) First normal form (1NF) requires that each attribute contains a single, atomic value.
3) Second normal form (2NF) requires that non-key attributes are fully dependent on the primary key and that there are no partial dependencies.
4) Third normal form (3NF) extends 2NF by requiring no transitive dependencies on non-prime attributes and that non-key attributes are not transitively dependent on the primary key.
Normalization is the process of removing redundant data from your tables to improve storage efficiency, data integrity, and scalability.
Normalization generally involves splitting existing tables into multiple ones, which must be re-joined or linked each time a query is issued.
Why normalization?
The relation derived from the user view or data store will most likely be unnormalized.
The problem usually happens when an existing system uses unstructured file, e.g. in MS Excel.
Normalization is a process that organizes data to minimize redundancy and dependency. It divides tables to relate data without duplicating information. There are three common normal forms. The first normal form structures data into tables without repeating groups. The second normal form removes attributes not dependent on the primary key. The third normal form removes transitive dependencies so each non-key attribute depends directly on the primary key. Examples show how data can be normalized through multiple forms to eliminate anomalies and inconsistencies.
This document discusses four normal forms for database design: first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), third normal form (3NF), and Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF). It explains that normalization is a process that improves database design by generating relations of higher normal forms, with the goal of having every dependency be only on the candidate key. The normal forms increase in strength from 1NF to BCNF, with any relation in BCNF also being in 3NF and 2NF, and any relation in those forms also being in the preceding normal form. Each normal form places additional restrictions on relations to reduce data redundancy.
The document provides an overview of the role and responsibilities of a database administrator (DBA). It discusses that a DBA supervises databases and database management systems to ensure availability. Key responsibilities include database security, monitoring, backup/recovery, and performance tuning. DBAs must have both technical skills and knowledge of database platforms. While important, the DBA role is challenging as it involves being available to resolve various technical issues at any time from different stakeholders. The document also provides salary data for DBA roles from an external source.
Here is a linear programming formulation of the election problem:
Let x = amount spent on urban ads
y = amount spent on suburban ads
z = amount spent on rural ads
Minimize: x + y + z
Subject to: x ≥ 100,000 (urban votes)
y ≥ 200,000 (suburban votes)
z ≥ 25,000 (rural votes)
x, y, z ≥ 0
The objective is to minimize total spending while satisfying the vote constraints.
Michael Joseph is giving a presentation on database normalization. He begins by explaining the importance of properly structuring data across database tables and the problems that can arise from poor database design, such as redundancy, inaccuracy, and consistency issues. He then describes database normalization as a process that organizes data to minimize redundancy by decomposing relations and isolating data in separate, well-defined tables connected through relationships. Different levels of normalization are discussed, with third normal form being sufficient for most applications. Examples are provided to illustrate how normalization progresses from first to third normal form. Potential issues with highly normalized databases are also outlined.
Normalization is a process that reduces data redundancy and improves data integrity by organizing attributes into tables based on functional dependencies. The document describes normalization through various normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF. An example of a construction company database is used to illustrate the normalization process of taking an initial table in the sample report format and decomposing it into multiple tables in third normal form through identifying and removing dependencies and anomalies.
Database Management System And Design QuestionsSamir Sabry
This document contains 10 questions about database management systems and design. The questions cover topics such as components of the relational database environment, the purpose of database management systems, query languages, data organization hierarchies, data modeling approaches like hierarchical, network and relational schemas, problems with file management systems, data dictionaries, database functions, and transferring data between databases and other programs. The document also provides the answers to each question.
The document discusses database normalization and its goals of minimizing redundancy and reducing data anomalies. Normalization involves decomposing tables to eliminate non-key attributes that are dependent on only part of a table's candidate key. This involves putting data in first normal form, then second normal form by removing non-key attributes dependent on part of a candidate key, and third normal form by removing transitively dependent non-key attributes. The examples show how data can be normalized from non-normalized tables into tables in 1NF, 2NF and 3NF.
Data modeling is the most important part of systems development because data characteristics are important in designing programs and systems components, and data play a central role in development. A business rule defines or constrains some aspect of the business. Business rules should be determined from multiple sources like policies, manuals, and contracts rather than just executives. Attributes are properties of interest to an organization about entity types, and relationships associate entity types rather than attributes. Good data names should be meaningful, unique, and technical.
Normalization is a process of organizing data to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity. It involves decomposing relations with anomalies into smaller, well-structured relations by identifying functional dependencies and applying normal forms. The normal forms are first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), third normal form (3NF) and Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF). Each normal form adds additional rules to reduce redundancy through a multi-step process of identifying dependencies and extracting subsets of data into new relations.
The document discusses database design and relational database management systems. It covers key concepts like normalization, primary keys, foreign keys, and relationships between tables. Normalization is the process of organizing data to eliminate redundancy and ensure data is stored correctly. There are five normal forms with third normal form being sufficient for most applications. Tables are related through primary and foreign keys and different types of relationships can exist between tables like one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many.
Web designing and publishing computer studies theory lessonMukalele Rogers
A school should have a website for several important reasons:
1. It allows quick publication of information for students, parents, and the community like announcements and results.
2. It provides an avenue for feedback and engagement through features like comments.
3. Involving students in website development enhances skills like writing and design.
4. A website presents the school in a positive light and removes doubts by providing clear information on the school.
This document discusses MySQL transactions. It defines transactions as sequential groups of data manipulation language (DML) statements that are performed atomically as a single unit. The document outlines the ACID properties that transactions provide - atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability. It provides a sample banking transaction scenario and explains the SQL syntax used for transactions, including START TRANSACTION, COMMIT, and ROLLBACK statements.
A schedule specifies the order of transaction execution. There are three types of schedules: serial, non-serial, and serializable. A serial schedule completes one transaction fully before starting the next, while non-serial schedules allow interleaving of transaction operations. A serializable schedule leaves the database in a consistent state, like a serial schedule. Conflicting operations, where two transactions operate on the same data simultaneously in a way that could produce inconsistent results, can cause non-serializability.
This document contains a 40 question multiple choice test on database concepts. It covers topics like the ANSI-SPARC architecture, database properties, relationships in ER models, keys, normalization, and transactions. Sample questions test identification of entities, relationships and keys in ER diagrams. Other questions cover SQL statements, relational algebra operations, and concurrency control topics like isolation levels and locking. The test is divided into two sections, with the second section containing two structured questions requiring explanations of database concepts and drawing an ER diagram.
The document discusses the three levels of abstraction in a database management system: the internal, conceptual, and external levels. The internal level describes the physical representation and storage of data. The conceptual level defines the logical structure and relationships of data in the database. The external level describes different views of the data that are relevant to users but hides implementation details.
Transaction management and concurrency controlDhani Ahmad
The document discusses transaction management and concurrency control in database systems. It covers topics such as transactions and their properties, concurrency control methods like locking, time stamping and optimistic control, and database recovery management. The goal of these techniques is to coordinate simultaneous transaction execution while maintaining data consistency and integrity in multi-user database environments.
The document discusses database normalization. It defines normalization as a process that makes data structures efficient by eliminating redundancy and inconsistencies. The key goals of normalization are to control redundancy, ensure data consistency, and allow complex queries. The document outlines the various normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF and examples of how to normalize tables to each form by removing functional dependencies on non-key attributes.
Normalisation is a process that structures data in a relational database to minimize duplication and redundancy while preserving information. It aims to ensure data is structured efficiently and consistently through multiple forms. The stages of normalization include first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), third normal form (3NF), Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF), fourth normal form (4NF) and fifth normal form (5NF). Higher normal forms eliminate more types of dependencies to optimize the database structure.
Distributed databases allow users to access data across multiple independent database systems as if accessing a single database. There are two main types: homogeneous, where all database systems have identical software, and heterogeneous, where the systems may differ. Data can be distributed through replication, storing multiple copies of data for availability and parallelism, or fragmentation, partitioning relations across sites. Commit protocols like two-phase commit ensure atomicity of transactions executing across multiple sites in a distributed database.
The document discusses different forms of normalization used to eliminate anomalies from a database design. It summarizes:
1) Normalization is a method to remove anomalies like update, deletion, and insertion anomalies from a database to bring it to a consistent state.
2) First normal form (1NF) requires that each attribute contains a single, atomic value.
3) Second normal form (2NF) requires that non-key attributes are fully dependent on the primary key and that there are no partial dependencies.
4) Third normal form (3NF) extends 2NF by requiring no transitive dependencies on non-prime attributes and that non-key attributes are not transitively dependent on the primary key.
Normalization is the process of removing redundant data from your tables to improve storage efficiency, data integrity, and scalability.
Normalization generally involves splitting existing tables into multiple ones, which must be re-joined or linked each time a query is issued.
Why normalization?
The relation derived from the user view or data store will most likely be unnormalized.
The problem usually happens when an existing system uses unstructured file, e.g. in MS Excel.
Normalization is a process that organizes data to minimize redundancy and dependency. It divides tables to relate data without duplicating information. There are three common normal forms. The first normal form structures data into tables without repeating groups. The second normal form removes attributes not dependent on the primary key. The third normal form removes transitive dependencies so each non-key attribute depends directly on the primary key. Examples show how data can be normalized through multiple forms to eliminate anomalies and inconsistencies.
This document discusses four normal forms for database design: first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), third normal form (3NF), and Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF). It explains that normalization is a process that improves database design by generating relations of higher normal forms, with the goal of having every dependency be only on the candidate key. The normal forms increase in strength from 1NF to BCNF, with any relation in BCNF also being in 3NF and 2NF, and any relation in those forms also being in the preceding normal form. Each normal form places additional restrictions on relations to reduce data redundancy.
The document provides an overview of the role and responsibilities of a database administrator (DBA). It discusses that a DBA supervises databases and database management systems to ensure availability. Key responsibilities include database security, monitoring, backup/recovery, and performance tuning. DBAs must have both technical skills and knowledge of database platforms. While important, the DBA role is challenging as it involves being available to resolve various technical issues at any time from different stakeholders. The document also provides salary data for DBA roles from an external source.
Here is a linear programming formulation of the election problem:
Let x = amount spent on urban ads
y = amount spent on suburban ads
z = amount spent on rural ads
Minimize: x + y + z
Subject to: x ≥ 100,000 (urban votes)
y ≥ 200,000 (suburban votes)
z ≥ 25,000 (rural votes)
x, y, z ≥ 0
The objective is to minimize total spending while satisfying the vote constraints.
Michael Joseph is giving a presentation on database normalization. He begins by explaining the importance of properly structuring data across database tables and the problems that can arise from poor database design, such as redundancy, inaccuracy, and consistency issues. He then describes database normalization as a process that organizes data to minimize redundancy by decomposing relations and isolating data in separate, well-defined tables connected through relationships. Different levels of normalization are discussed, with third normal form being sufficient for most applications. Examples are provided to illustrate how normalization progresses from first to third normal form. Potential issues with highly normalized databases are also outlined.
Normalization is a process that reduces data redundancy and improves data integrity by organizing attributes into tables based on functional dependencies. The document describes normalization through various normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF. An example of a construction company database is used to illustrate the normalization process of taking an initial table in the sample report format and decomposing it into multiple tables in third normal form through identifying and removing dependencies and anomalies.
Database Management System And Design QuestionsSamir Sabry
This document contains 10 questions about database management systems and design. The questions cover topics such as components of the relational database environment, the purpose of database management systems, query languages, data organization hierarchies, data modeling approaches like hierarchical, network and relational schemas, problems with file management systems, data dictionaries, database functions, and transferring data between databases and other programs. The document also provides the answers to each question.
The document discusses database normalization and its goals of minimizing redundancy and reducing data anomalies. Normalization involves decomposing tables to eliminate non-key attributes that are dependent on only part of a table's candidate key. This involves putting data in first normal form, then second normal form by removing non-key attributes dependent on part of a candidate key, and third normal form by removing transitively dependent non-key attributes. The examples show how data can be normalized from non-normalized tables into tables in 1NF, 2NF and 3NF.
Data modeling is the most important part of systems development because data characteristics are important in designing programs and systems components, and data play a central role in development. A business rule defines or constrains some aspect of the business. Business rules should be determined from multiple sources like policies, manuals, and contracts rather than just executives. Attributes are properties of interest to an organization about entity types, and relationships associate entity types rather than attributes. Good data names should be meaningful, unique, and technical.
Normalization is a process of organizing data to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity. It involves decomposing relations with anomalies into smaller, well-structured relations by identifying functional dependencies and applying normal forms. The normal forms are first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), third normal form (3NF) and Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF). Each normal form adds additional rules to reduce redundancy through a multi-step process of identifying dependencies and extracting subsets of data into new relations.
The document discusses database design and relational database management systems. It covers key concepts like normalization, primary keys, foreign keys, and relationships between tables. Normalization is the process of organizing data to eliminate redundancy and ensure data is stored correctly. There are five normal forms with third normal form being sufficient for most applications. Tables are related through primary and foreign keys and different types of relationships can exist between tables like one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many.
Web designing and publishing computer studies theory lessonMukalele Rogers
A school should have a website for several important reasons:
1. It allows quick publication of information for students, parents, and the community like announcements and results.
2. It provides an avenue for feedback and engagement through features like comments.
3. Involving students in website development enhances skills like writing and design.
4. A website presents the school in a positive light and removes doubts by providing clear information on the school.
The document discusses database concepts including:
- What a database is and its components like data, hardware, software, and users.
- Database management systems (DBMS) that enable users to define, create and maintain databases.
- Data models like hierarchical, network, and relational models. Relational databases using SQL are now most common.
- Database design including logical design, physical implementation, and application development.
- Key concepts like data abstraction, instances and schemas, normalization, and integrity rules.
This document discusses database normalization and anomalies. It defines three types of anomalies: insert, delete, and update anomalies. Examples are provided for each. The document then explains the three normal forms - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd normal form. The requirements for each normal form are defined and examples are used to illustrate how normalization reduces anomalies by eliminating redundant data and non-key dependencies from tables.
Over view of internet computer studies lessonMukalele Rogers
Over view of internet
What is internet?
Uses of internet
Advantages and disadvantages of internet
The difference between internet, intranet and extranet
Characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of intranets
Characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of extranets
1. The objective of the exam was to demonstrate practical use of software and ICT resources covered in the course through completing a manual summary with pictures and examples.
2. Students were asked to include a webpage on their website summarizing ICT products and resources used.
3. The quality of products and resources demonstrated would be used to determine marks, and students were encouraged to be creative in their work.
The document discusses relational database design and normalization. It defines relational database design as grouping attributes to form good relation schemas. It describes two levels of relation schemas - the logical user view level and the storage base relation level. The criteria for good base relations include semantics of relation attributes, redundancy and data anomalies, and null values in tuples. The purpose of normalization is to avoid redundancy and data anomalies like insertion, deletion, and modification anomalies. The document outlines the stages of normalization from unnormalized to fifth normal form and provides examples of relations in first, second, third, and Boyce-Codd normal forms.
Patterns of organization of speech, and how to lead discussions and seminarsMukalele Rogers
The document discusses different patterns of organization for speeches, including chronological, spatial, causal, problem-solution, and topical patterns. Examples are provided for each pattern type. It also discusses how to lead discussions, seminars, and tutorials, and how to effectively participate in discussions by acknowledging others, agreeing, observing, presenting alternative views, and using openers.
Answer guide to uneb sample question paper 2013 print by WAFUBA SJ BUKOYO EC ...Joseph Wafuba
This document provides answers and explanations for questions on the UNEB ICT sample question paper from 2013-2014. It outlines the key stages in how computers transform data into information, and the devices used at each stage. Some characteristics of modern computers are also defined, such as high speed, accuracy, versatility and large storage capacity. The document then provides answers for questions related to computer skills, computer servicing, file management, operating systems, hardware components, user interfaces, computer networks and social networking websites.
Input computer hardware notes for UCEand UACE ICTMukalele Rogers
This is a presentation containing comprehensive notes on Computer Hardware Unit 1: Input Computer Hardware. For more presentations of this type, please go to http://rmukalele.hpage.com
Normalization is a technique for designing relational database tables to minimize duplication of data and ensure data integrity. It involves organizing data into tables and establishing relationships between tables based on their attributes. There are several normal forms like 1NF, 2NF and 3NF that provide rules for table design to reduce anomalies and inconsistencies. Functional dependencies define relationships between attributes in a table, and normalization aims to remove non-key attributes that are functionally dependent on other attributes.
A Monitor System in Data Redundancy in Information Systemijsrd.com
The structure of a few of the Information Assurance (IA) processes currently being used in the United States government. In this paper, the general structure of the processes that are uncovered and used to create a Continuous Monitoring Process that can be used to create a tool to incorporate any process of similar structure. The paper defines a concept of continuous monitoring that attempts to create a process from the similar structure of several existing IA processes. The specific documents and procedures that differ among the processes can be incorporated to reuse scan results and manual checks that have already been conducted on an IS A proof-of-concept application is drafted to demonstrate the main aspects of the proposed tool. The possibilities and implications of the proof-of-concept application are explored, to develop a fully functional and automated version of the proposed Continuous Monitoring tool.
A server is a computer that provides specific services like information or tasks to other computers called clients over a local area network. Clients connect to servers to access files, printers, or other resources. A switch is a central server computer that supports a network by connecting multiple clients.
This document provides an overview and introduction to database concepts. It discusses what a database is, why models are used, and different types of abstractions like classification, aggregation, and generalization. It also summarizes key database terminology including data models, keys, integrity, triggers, null values, normalization, and surrogates. An entity-relationship model is presented as an example data model.
Here is the list of all important MySQL functions. Each function has been explained along with suitable example.
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MySQL Group By Clause - The MySQL GROUP BY statement is used along with the SQL aggregate functions like SUM to provide means of grouping the result dataset by certain database table column(s).
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MySQL IN Clause - This is a clause which can be used alongwith any MySQL query to specify a condition.
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MySQL BETWEEN Clause - This is a clause which can be used alongwith any MySQL query to specify a condition.
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MySQL UNION Keyword - Use a UNION operation to combine multiple result sets into one.
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MySQL COUNT Function - The MySQL COUNT aggregate function is used to count the number of rows in a database table.
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MySQL MAX Function - The MySQL MAX aggregate function allows us to select the highest (maximum) value for a certain column.
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MySQL MIN Function - The MySQL MIN aggregate function allows us to select the lowest (minimum) value for a certain column.
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MySQL AVG Function - The MySQL AVG aggregate function selects the average value for certain table column.
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MySQL SUM Function - The MySQL SUM aggregate function allows selecting the total for a numeric column.
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MySQL SQRT Functions - This is used to generate a square root of a given number.
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MySQL RAND Function - This is used to generate a random number using MySQL command.
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MySQL CONCAT Function - This is used to concatenate any string inside any MySQL command.
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MySQL DATE and Time Functions - Complete list of MySQL Date and Time related functions.
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MySQL Numeric Functions - Complete list of MySQL functions required to manipulate numbers in MySQL.
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MySQL String Functions - Complete list of MySQL functions required to manipulate strings in MySQL.
The document analyzes Psalm 23 line by line, assigning each line a theme. It explains that the Psalm depicts God as a shepherd who provides his followers with relationship, supply, rest, refreshment, healing, guidance, purpose, protection, faithfulness, discipline, hope, consecration, abundance, blessing, security and eternity. It concludes by stating the most valuable thing is not what we have but who we have in our lives.
Assignment 4,5,6 technological matrixing and types of computersMukalele Rogers
This document contains answers to the following assignments:
4.0 ASSIGNMENT FOUR 3
4 a) Define Technological Matrixing. 6
4 b) Identify the various technologies that ABZ has adopted in order to become a Technology-Form organization. How have these technologies impacted organizational productivity? 6
ABZ has adopted the following technologies: 6
The above technologies have impacted organizational productivity as follows: 7
5.0 ASSIGNMENT FIVE 8
Read about Other types of Computers e.g. Special purpose, General Purpose, Dedicated Computers, Business, Scientific and Studio Computers, etc. 8
5.1 Special purpose, 8
5.2 General Purpose, 8
5.3 Dedicated Computers, 8
5.4 Business computers, 8
5.5 Scientific Computer 9
5.6 Studio Computers 9
6.0 ASSIGNMENT SIX 10
6. 1 What is the difference between a Laptop and a PDA? 10
6. 2 What are Supercomputers and where are they used? 10
6.3 A Workstation is an exaggerated Microcomputer, discuss. 11
6.4 What factors should a user consider while choosing a type of Computer for a given Institution? 14
This document provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a virtual client/server network, including installing and configuring Windows XP on two client machines, and Windows Server 2003 on a server machine. It outlines 27 steps to install Windows XP on each client, assigning them IP addresses, and 13 steps to install Windows Server 2003 on the server. The network will then be configured by setting up Active Directory on the server and DHCP for network addressing.
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- The document also explains different types of normalization forms from 1NF to BCNF. Normalization reduces redundancy and inconsistencies by dividing relations into sub-relations.
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How to undertake process of normalization.
How to identify most commonly used normal forms, namely 1NF, 2NF, 3NF
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Database Management Systems 9
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- The process ensures data dependencies make logical sense and tables can be recombined without losing information.
- A normalized database structure improves data integrity, query efficiency, and maintenance.
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- A database is a collection of related data organized for easy access and manipulation.
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NORMALIZATION - BIS 1204: Data and Information Management I
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT 3:
BIS 1204: Data and Information Management I
by Mr. ATUGONZA Martin
NORMALIZATION
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Presentation Objectives
• The purpose of normalization.
• How normalization can be used during database design.
• The update anomalies associated with data redundancy.
• The concept of functional dependencies, which describe the
relationship between attributes.
• How to undertake the process of normalization.
• How to identify the most commonly used normal forms: First Normal
Form(1NF), Second Normal Form (2NF), and Third Normal Form
(3NF).
• Introduction to Advanced Normalisation: The Boyce–Codd Normal
Form (BCNF) and higher normal forms.
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The purpose of normalization.
• When tasked to design a relational database for an enterprise,
we are given the user and data requirements, and our objective
is to generate a set of relations (tables) that allow us to store
information without unnecessary redundancy, yet also allows us
to retrieve information easily.
• The purpose of normalization is to identify a suitable set of
relations:
– that support the data requirements of an enterprise.
– containing a minimal number of only NECESSARY attributes.
– where attributes with a close logical relationship are found in the
same relation;
– having minimal data redundancy ( with the important exception of
foreign keys essential for the joining of related relations.)
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Normalization is a technique for producing a set
of relations with desirable properties, given the
data requirements of an enterprise.
Please Note:
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How normalization can be used during
database design.
• Approach 1: Normalization can be used as a bottom up
standalone database design technique to create a set of
relations.
• Approach 2:Normalization can be used as a validation
technique to check the structure of relations, which may
have been created using a top-down approach such as ER
modeling.
• No matter which approach is used, the goal is the same:
that of creating a set of well-designed relations that meet
the data requirements of the enterprise.
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How normalization can be used during
database design (cont)
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Data Redundancy
• Data redundancy is a direct result of storing copies of the
same data in more than one place in a database
(duplication of data), which can lead to inconsistencies if
some of the copies are modified and thus loss of data
integrity.
• Benefits of reducing data redundancy include:
– updates to the data stored in the database are achieved with a
minimal number of operations
– Reduction in the opportunities for data inconsistencies;
– Reduction in the file storage space required by the base relations
thus minimizing costs.
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Data Redundancy: Case Study
StudentDetail
We illustrate the problems associated with unwanted
data redundancy by comparing the StudentDetail relation
shown below, with the Student, District and Hostel relations on
the next slide.
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Data Redundancy: Case Study (cont)
Student
District Hostel
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Data Redundancy
• StudentDetail relation has redundant data: details of a
hotel are repeated for every student.
• In contrast, hostel information appears only once for
each hostel in Hostel relation and only HostelID is
repeated in Staff relation, to represent where each
student resides.
• The same case applies for districts.
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Update Anomalies
• Relations that contain redundant information may
potentially suffer from update anomalies.
Types of update anomalies include:
– Modification
– Insertion
– Deletion
(a) Modification anomalies
• If we want to change the value of one of the attributes of a
particular hostel in the StudentDetail relation, for example
the address for hostel number HOST07, we must update
the tuples of all students residing at that hostel.
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Update Anomalies (cont)
(b) Insertion Anomalies:
– Every time we insert the details of new students into the
StudentDetail relation, we must include the details of the hostel at
which the students are to reside.
– To insert details of a new hostel that currently has no students into
the StudentDetail relation, it is necessary to enter nulls into the
attributes such as staffNo, which violates entity integrity.
(c) Deletion Anomalies
– If we delete a tuple from the StudentDetail relation that
represents the last student residing at a hostel, the details about
that hostel are also lost from the database.
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Properties associated with decomposition
of relations
• There are two important properties associated with
decomposition of a larger relation into smaller relations:
- Lossless-join property enables us to find any instance of
original relation from corresponding instances in the
smaller relations.
- Dependency preservation property enables us to enforce
a constraint on original relation by enforcing some
constraint on each of the smaller relations.
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The concept of
Functional Dependencies
• Functional Dependency
– Describes relationship between attributes in a relation.
– If A and B are attributes of relation R, B is functionally
dependent on A (denoted A B), if each value of A is
associated with exactly one value of B.
• Determinant of a functional dependency refers to
attribute or group of attributes on left-hand side of
the arrow.
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Functional dependency is One of the main
concepts associated with normalization, which
describes the relationship between attributes in a
relation. For example, if A and B are attributes of
relation R, B is functionally dependent on A
(denoted A → B), if each value of A is associated
with exactly one value of B. (A and B may each
consist of one or more attributes.)
Please Note:
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Types of Functional Dependencies
• Full functional dependency: If A and B are attributes of a
relation, B is fully functionally dependent on A if B is
functionally dependent on A, but not on any proper subset
of A.
• Partial Functional Dependency: A functional dependency
A→B is a partial dependency if there is some attribute that
can be removed from A and yet the dependency still holds.
• Transitive Dependency: A condition where A, B, and C are
attributes of a relation such that if A → B and B → C, then C
is transitively dependent on A via B (provided that A is not
functionally dependent on B or C).
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Characteristics of functional dependencies
used in normalisation
1. There is a one-to-one relationship between the attribute(s) on the
left-hand side (determinant) and those on the right-hand side of a
functional dependency. (Note that the relationship in the opposite
direction, that is from the right- to the left-hand side attributes, can
be a one-to-one relationship or one-to-many relationship.)
2. They hold for all time. Eg. The Dependancy SName RegNo does
not hold for all time but RegNo Sname holds for all time.
3. The determinant has the minimal number of attributes necessary to
maintain the dependency with the attribute(s) on the right-hand
side. In other words, there must be a full functional dependency
between the attribute(s) on the left- and right-hand sides of the
dependency.
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The process of normalization
• Formal process for analyzing a relation based on its primary
key and functional dependencies between its attributes.
• Often executed as a series of steps. Each step corresponds
to a specific normal form, which has known properties.
• As normalization proceeds, relations become progressively
more restricted (stronger) in format and also less
vulnerable to update anomalies.
• Four most commonly used normal forms are first (1NF),
second (2NF) and third (3NF) normal forms, and Boyce–
Codd normal form (BCNF). Other forms are 4NF, 5NF and
other Higher Normal forms.
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The
process
of
normalization
cont’d
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Unnormalized Form (UNF)
• A table that contains one or more repeating
groups.
– Note: A repeating group is an attribute or group of
attributes within a table that occurs with multiple values
for a single occurrence of the nominated key attributes
for that table. For example a book with multiple authors, A
client with many properties, etc.
• To create an unnormalized table:
– transform data from information source (e.g. form)
into table format with columns and rows.
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Unnormalized Form (UNF) cont’d
Stage 1: Paper
Forms (Data Source)
Stage 2: Table in UNF
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First Normal Form (1NF)
• First Normal Form (1NF) is a relation in which
the intersection of each row and column
contains one and only one value.
• A table is in First Normal Form (1NF) if all its
attributes are atomic, i.e. are considered to be
indivisible units.
• It should have no composite attributes, no
multivalued attributes and no repeating groups.
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First Normal Form (1NF) is a relation in which
the intersection of each row and column contains
one and only one value.
Please Note:
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UNF to 1NF (two approaches)
In case a table is not in 1NF, we do two things:
• First Nominate an attribute or group of attributes
to act as the primary key for the unnormalized
table, then use any of the approaches below:
Approach 1:
• Identify repeating group(s) in unnormalized table
which repeats for the key attribute(s).
• Flatten the table: Place each value of a repeating
group on a tuple with duplicate values of the non-
repeating data.
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UNF to 1NF (Approach 1) cont’d
Stage 2: Table
in UNF
Stage 3: Table
in 1NF
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UNF to 1NF (two approaches)
Approach 2:
• Make a new table to cater for multivalued
attributes.
• Place the repeating group along with copy of the
original primary key attribute(s) into a separate
relation
• The new primary key is usually a combination of the
(multivalued) attribute and the primary key of the
parent table.
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UNF to 1NF (two approaches)
Approach 2:
Stage 2: Table
in UNF
Stage 3: Two Tables in 1NF
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Second Normal Form (2NF)
• Second Normal Form (2NF) is based on the concept
of full functional dependency. Second Normal Form
applies to relations with composite keys, that is,
relations with a primary key composed of two or
more attributes.
• The normalization of 1NF relations to 2NF involves
the removal of partial dependencies.
• If a partial dependency exists, we remove the
partially dependent attribute(s) from the relation by
placing them in a new relation along with a copy of
their determinant.
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Second Normal Form (2NF) is a relation that is
in First Normal Form and every non-primary-key
attribute is fully functionally dependent on the
primary key.
Full functional dependency indicates that if A
and B are attributes of a relation, B is fully
functionally dependent on A if B is functionally
dependent on A but not on any proper subset of A.
Please Note:
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Second Normal Form (2NF) cont’d
• To change the 1NF ClientRental relation to 2NF, we
begin by identifying the presence of any partial
dependencies on the primary key.
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Second Normal Form (2NF) cont’d
The ClientRental relation has the following functional dependancies:
• fd1 clientNo, propertyNo → rentStart, rentFinish (Primary key)
• fd2 clientNo → cName (Partial dependency)
NB: cName is partially dependent on the primary key, because it
depends on only the clientNo attribute and not the whole primary key
(clientNo & propertyNo combination).
• fd3 propertyNo → pAddress, rent, ownerNo, oName (Partial
dependency)
• fd4 ownerNo → oName (Transitive dependency)
• fd5 clientNo, rentStart → propertyNo, pAddress,
• rentFinish, rent, ownerNo, oName (Candidate key)
• fd6 propertyNo, rentStart → clientNo, cName, rentFinish (Candidate
key)
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Second Normal Form (2NF) cont’d
• The identification of partial dependencies within the ClientRental
relation indicates that the relation is not in 2NF.
• To transform the ClientRental relation into 2NF requires the creation
of new relations so that the non-primary-key attributes are removed
along with a copy of the part of the primary key on which they are
fully functionally dependent.
• This results in the creation of three new relations called Client,
Rental, and PropertyOwner having the following form:
• Client (clientNo, cName)
• Rental (clientNo, propertyNo, rentStart, rentFinish)
• PropertyOwner (propertyNo, pAddress, rent, ownerNo, oName)
• These three relations are now in Second Normal Form as every
nonprimary- key attribute is fully functionally dependent on the
primary key of the relation. See the next slide for illustration.
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1NF to 2NF
illustration
Stage 3: Two Tables in 1NF
Stage 4: Three
Tables in 2NF
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Third Normal Form (3NF)
• 2NF relations may still suffer from update anomalies.
For Example, if we want to update the name of an owner,
such as Tony Shaw (ownerNo CO93), we have to update
two tuples in the PropertyOwner relation.
• This update anomaly is caused by a transitive dependency.
• The normalization of 2NF relations to 3NF involves the
removal of transitive dependencies.
• If a transitive dependency exists, we remove the
transitively dependent attribute(s) from the relation by
placing the attribute(s) in a new relation along with a copy
of the determinant.
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Third Normal Form (3NF) is a relation that is in
First and Second Normal Form, and in which no
non-primary key attribute is transitively dependent
on the primary key.
Transitive dependency is a condition where A,
B, and C are attributes of a relation such that if
A → B and B → C, then C is transitively dependent
on A via B.
Please Note:
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Third Normal Form (3NF) cont’d
• In our previous example, the Client and Rental relations have no
transitive dependencies and are therefore already in 3NF.
• However, in the PropertyOwner relation, all the non-primary-key
attributes within the PropertyOwner relation are functionally
dependent on the primary key, with the exception of oName, which is
transitively dependent on ownerNo (represented as fd4).
• To transform the PropertyOwner relation into 3NF we must first
remove this transitive dependency by creating two new relations
called PropertyForRent and Owner in the form:
• PropertyForRent (propertyNo, pAddress, rent, ownerNo)
• Owner (ownerNo, oName)
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2NF to 3NF
illustration
Stage 5: Four
Tables in 3NF
Stage 4: Three
Tables in 2NF
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Lossless-join decomposition
• ClientRental 1NF relation has been decomposed
into four 3NF relations.
• The normalization process has decomposed the original ClientRental
relation using a series of relational algebra projections. This results in
a lossless-join decomposition, which is reversible using the natural
join operation.
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General Definitions of 2NF and 3NF
• Earlier 2NF and 3NF definitions do not take into account
other candidate keys of a relation, if any exist.
• Here below, we present more general definitions that take
into account candidate keys of a relation.
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Higher Normal Forms
• We have described the three most commonly used
normal forms: 1NF, 2NF, and 3NF.
• However, R. Boyce and E.F. Codd identified a
weakness with 3NF and introduced a stronger
definition of 3NF called Boyce–Codd Normal Form
(BCNF).
• Higher normal forms that go beyond BCNF were
introduced later, such as Fourth (4NF) and Fifth (5NF)
Normal Forms (Fagin, 1977, 1979).
• However, these later normal forms deal with situations
that are very rare and so we briefly look at only BCNF.
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Boyce–Codd Normal Form (BCNF)
• We have seen that 2NF and 3NF disallow partial and
transitive dependencies on the primary key of a relation,
respectively.
• However, the 2NF and 3NF do not consider whether such
dependencies remain on other candidate keys of a relation,
if any exist.
• Additional redundancy caused by dependencies that violate
one or more candidate keys is a weakness in 3NF relations.
This weakness resulted in the presentation of a stronger
normal form called Boyce–Codd Normal Form (Codd,
1974).
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Boyce–Codd Normal Form (BCNF) is a relation
in which every determinant is a candidate key.
Please Note:
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PRACTICE EXERCISES
1. Given the following data source, use normalization as a
bottom-up technique to create a suitable set of relations
in 3NF.
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PRACTICE EXERCISES cont’d
2. Using the given functional dependencies, normalize the
EMPLOYEE_CONTRACT relation fully.
• EMPLOYEE_CONTRACT (staffNo, contractNo, hours,
staffName, branchNo, branchName)
• fd1: staffNo, contractNo -> hours, staffName,
branchNo, branchName
• fd2: staffNo -> staffName
• fd3: contractNo -> branchNo, branchName
• Fd4: branchNo -> branchName
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PRACTICE EXERCISES cont’d
3 (a) The following table is susceptible to update anomalies. Provide
examples of insertion, deletion, and modification anomalies.
(b) Using the primary key and functional dependency concepts,
normalize the following tables below to the 3NF
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Review Questions
1. Describe the purpose of normalizing data.
2. Discuss the alternative ways that normalization can be used to support database design.
3. Describe the types of update anomaly that may occur on a relation that has redundant data.
4. Describe the concept of functional dependency.
5. What are the main characteristics of functional dependencies that are used for normalization?
6. Describe how a database designer typically identifies the set of functional dependencies
associated with a relation.
7. Describe the characteristics of a table in Unnormalized Form (UNF) and describe how such a
table is converted to a First Normal Form (1NF) relation.
8. What is the minimal normal form that a relation must satisfy? Provide a definition for this
normal form.
9. Describe the two approaches to converting an Unnormalized Form (UNF) table to First
Normal Form (1NF) relation(s).
10. Describe the concept of full functional dependency and describe how this concept relates to
2NF. Provide an example to illustrate your answer.
11. Describe the concept of transitive dependency and describe how this concept relates to 3NF.
12. Discuss how the definitions of 2NF and 3NF based on primary keys differ from the general
definitions of 2NF and 3NF.
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