Ultimate ASP.NET 5 Web API Development Guide - Review and Add Changes to GitHub - Database Modelling and Entity Framewor

The video tutorial covers the installation of Entity Framework, setting up the database context, defining entities and foreign keys, and configuring connection strings. It also includes steps for committing changes and ensuring the setup is ready for future users. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of strongly typing fields to avoid issues with magic strings.

What is the purpose of inheriting from the default DB context in Entity Framework?

• To set up the database context

• To manage database connections

• To define the database schema

• To enable database migrations

Why is it important to strongly type string representations in an application?

• To enhance database security

• To simplify code readability

• To improve application performance

• To reduce the risk of errors from magic strings

What is a foreign key used for in a database?

• To store large amounts of data

• To establish a relationship between tables

• To index database columns

• To encrypt sensitive information

What should be done after setting up the connection string in the service builder?

• Run the application

• Commit all changes and sync

• Delete old migration files

• Create a new database

What command should be run to ensure the database is updated with the latest changes?

• Rebuild-Database

• Refresh-Database

• Sync-Database

• Update-Database