Practice Multivalued Dependency (MVD) Definition - 6.5.1 | Module 6: Normalization | Introduction to Database Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a multivalued dependency?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how we connect attributes with multiple values.

Question 2

Easy

Explain Fourth Normal Form (4NF) simply.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember the connection between BCNF and 4NF.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does an MVD indicate about the relationship between attributes?

  • There is only one value per attribute
  • Multiple values are independent of each other
  • There is a direct dependency

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the example of hobbies and languages.

Question 2

True or False: A relation in 4NF may still exhibit multivalued dependencies.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember how 4NF is defined.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider a multivalued relationship table involving 'Employee_Skill_Language'. Each employee has multiple skills and speaks multiple languages. How would you decompose this table to 4NF?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Identify the independent attributes and separate them.

Question 2

Given a table with MVDs causing redundancy, how would you identify and eliminate these dependencies effectively?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the independence of facts associated with each key.

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