Practice Foreign Key Constraint (4.2.2.2) - Structured Query Language (SQL) - Part 1
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FOREIGN KEY Constraint

Practice - FOREIGN KEY Constraint

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Question 1 Easy

What does the FOREIGN KEY constraint do?

💡 Hint: Think about how tables relate to each other.

Question 2 Easy

What is the action CASCADE used for in a FOREIGN KEY?

💡 Hint: Imagine deleting a department and what happens to its students.

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Question 1

What purpose does a FOREIGN KEY serve in SQL?

It creates a new table.
It establishes a relationship between tables.
It enforces a uniqueness constraint on a column.

💡 Hint: Think about how different tables work together.

Question 2

True or False: The ON DELETE CASCADE option allows for child records to be automatically deleted when a parent record is removed.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the effect of deleting a department.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a database structure for a library that includes authors and books. Define the necessary keys and constraints, explaining why you chose each action for the foreign keys.

💡 Hint: Think about relations and how to maintain integrity.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate a situation where using SET NULL vs. CASCADE would be more advantageous when modeling employees linked to departments in a company database.

💡 Hint: Consider the implications of each action on data integrity.

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