Practice Closure of an Attribute Set (A+) - 6.2.4 | Module 6: Normalization | Introduction to Database Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does the closure of a set of attributes represent?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the function of dependencies.

Question 2

Easy

List the first step in the Chase Algorithm.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What do we start with when computing A+?

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Question 1

What does A+ represent?

  • All attributes functionally determined from A
  • Only attributes in a relation R

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what closure means.

Question 2

True or False: The Chase Algorithm always leads to new attributes being added to A+.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: What happens when nothing else can be derived?

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given functional dependencies F = {X→Y, Y→Z, Z→X, W→X} and starting with A = {W}, determine A+ and describe your steps clearly.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Follow the dependencies closely and remember to add step by step.

Question 2

Construct a relation with three attributes A, B, C, and dependencies such that A and B can be a candidate key and show your closure A+ with at least three functional dependencies.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think creatively about relationships between attributes to form dependencies.

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