MS SQL Server – 2 – Database Design MCQ

2 – Database Design MCQ

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1. What is the primary goal of database design in SQL Server?

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2. In the context of database design, what does the term “normal form” refer to?

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3. Which normal form requires that a table be in second normal form (2NF) and that no non-key attribute is partially dependent on the primary key?

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4. What is the primary purpose of the entity-relationship model in database design?

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5. Which entity-relationship model component represents an entity or object in the database schema?

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6. In the entity-relationship model, what does a “relationship” represent?

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7. Which normal form requires that a table be in second normal form (2NF) and that it has no transitive dependencies?

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8. In the context of SQL Server, what do “syntax conventions” refer to?

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9. Which normal form requires that a table be in third normal form (3NF) and that it has no multivalued dependencies?

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10. What is the primary objective of applying normalization techniques in database design?

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11. In the entity-relationship model, what is an “attribute”?

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12. Which normal form requires that a table be in first normal form (1NF) and that all non-key attributes are functionally dependent on the primary key?

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13. What is the primary goal of the “entity-relationship diagram” in the entity-relationship model?

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14. Which entity-relationship model component represents a unique identifier for an entity?

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15. In the context of database design, what does “denormalization” refer to?

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16. Which normal form requires that a table be in fourth normal form (4NF) and that it has no multi-valued dependencies?

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17. What is the primary purpose of the “foreign key” in database design?

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18. Which normal form requires that a table be in third normal form (3NF) and that it has no transitive dependencies or partial dependencies?

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19. What is the primary role of “candidate keys” in the entity-relationship model?

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20. In the context of database design, what is the “primary key” of a table?

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21. What is the primary purpose of the “relationship degree” in the entity-relationship model?

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22. Which entity-relationship model component represents a property or characteristic of an entity?

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23. In the entity-relationship model, what does a “weak entity” rely on to identify its records uniquely?

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24. What is the primary objective of the “dependency diagram” in the entity-relationship model?

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25. In the context of SQL Server, what do “syntax conventions” refer to?

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