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Section 11
(Answer all questions in this section)

  1. Column integrity refers to  

Columns always having values

Columns always containing positive numbers

  Columns always containing values consistent with the defined data format 

Columns always containing text data less than 255 characters



  2. One or more columns in a primary key can be null. True or False?

True

  False 



3. The explanation below is an example of what constraint type:
 The value in the dept_no column of the EMPLOYEES table must match a value in the dept_no column in the DEPARTMENTS table.


Entity integrity

  Referential integrity

Column integrity

User-defined integrity


  4. A foreign key always refers to a primary key in the same table. True or False?

True

  False 



  5. Foreign keys cannot be null when  

  It is part of a primary key 

It refers to another table

It contains three or more columns



  6. A table does not have to have a primary key. True or False?

  True 

False



7. The explanation below defines which constraint type:
 A primary key must be unique, and no part of the primary key can be null.


  Entity integrity 

Referential integrity

Column integrity

User-defined integrity


  8. Identify all of the correct statements that complete this sentence: A primary key is ...(Choose Three)

(Choose all correct answers)

  A single column that uniquely identifies each row in a table

  A set of columns that uniquely identifies each row in a table

  A set of columns and keys in a single table that uniquely identifies each row in a single table 

Only one column that cannot be null



9. The explanation below defines which constraint type:
 A column must contain only values consistent with the defined data format of the column


Entity integrity

Referential integrity

  Column integrity

User-defined integrity



10. The explanation below is an example of what constraint type:
 If the value in the balance column of the ACCOUNTS table is below 100, we must send a letter to the account owner which will require extra programming to enforce.


Entity integrity

Referential integrity

Column integrity

  User-defined integrity