Practice Introduction to Redundancy and Anomalies - 6.1 | Module 6: Normalization | Introduction to Database Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

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What is data redundancy?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about storing the same information multiple times.

Question 2

Easy

What is an insertion anomaly?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the difficulties in adding new data without unwanted duplication.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the primary issue caused by data redundancy?

  • Improved Performance
  • Data Integrity Issues
  • Simplified Queries

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the complications that come from duplicating data.

Question 2

True or False: Insertion anomalies can occur when adding a new instructor without a course assignment.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the relationship between data entries.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You have a database with multiple courses, instructors, and students. Describe how you would restructure it to eliminate all three anomalies discussed: insertion, deletion, and update.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how normalization might address the issues we've discussed.

Question 2

Analyze the impact of failure to normalize a customer order database. How might redundancy create complexity?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how each part of the ordering process is connected.

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