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Refer to the following ERD, which maps courses to prerequisites. answer question

ID: 3886095 • Letter: R

Question

Refer to the following ERD, which maps courses to prerequisites. answer questions

(T || F) _____PREREQ is a weak entity.

(T || F) _____The relationship COURSE:PREREQ is weak.

(T || F) _____All prerequisite courses (crs_code) in PREREQ, must link with a valid course in COURSE.

(T || F) _____The foreign key in PREREQ is a composite key (CRS_ID, PREREQ_ID).

(T || F) _____Upon implementation, table indexes are automatically generated for both tables.

What does it mean to say that a database displays both entity integrity and referential integrity? How are each established?

Explanation / Answer

PREREQ is a weak entity - True

The relationship COURSE:PREREQ is weak - True

All prerequisite courses (crs_code) in PREREQ, must link with a valid course in COURSE - False

The foreign key in PREREQ is a composite key - True

Upon implementation, table indexes are automatically generated for both tables - True

What does it mean to say that a database displays both entity integrity and referential integrity? How are each established?

It means when data is displayed in all fields.