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ERDs and DFDs

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the main purpose of and ERD?

a)

To represent flow of data

b)

To model and design relational databases

c)

To represent the structure of a website

d)

To represent flow of electricity

2.

What is a link entity in an ERD?

a)

An entity that represents a website

b)

An entity that represents a system

c)

An entity to resolve many-to-many relationships

d)

An entity to resolve 1-to-many relationships

3.

What is the main purpose of a data flow diagram?

a)

To represent the flow of data in a system

b)

To model and design relational databases

c)

To show the flow of electricity

d)

To show the structure of a website

4.

An ERD is used in primarily which field? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Software engineering

b)

Database deisgn

c)

Business modelling

d)

Circuit design

5.

A DFD is primarily used in which field?

a)

Software engineering

b)

Database design

c)

Business modelling

d)

All of the above

6.

Which would NOT likely be an attribute of an entity called “Student”?

a)

Age

b)

Student identification number

c)

Class room number

d)

Home phone

e)

Gender

7.

Lines on an ERD diagram indicate____________.

a)

Hierarchies between processes

b)

Relationships among the data

c)

Plurality of data items

d)

Uniqueness of data items

e)

Primary keys

8.
For the following two ENTITIES, which is the appropriate relationship:
ZOO / ANIMAL
a)
One to One
b)
One to Many
c)
Many to Many
9.
Primary key is
a)
A field that uniquely identifies each
field in a file.
b)
A field that uniquely identifies each
record in a file.
c)
A record that uniquely identifies each
record in a file.
d)
A record that uniquely identifies each
field in a file.
10.
Foreign key is
a)
Foreign key is a field in the
table that is foreign key in
another table.
b)
Foreign key is a field in the
table that is record key in
another table.
c)
Foreign key is a field in the
table that is primary key in
another table.
d)
Foreign key is a field in the
table that is column key in
another table.
11.

In the data flow diagram (DFD), arrows represent which way the data goes (in or out); these are called...

a)

External entitles

b)

Processes

c)

Data stores

d)

Data flows

12.

This is the symbol for

a)

External entitles

b)

Processes

c)

Data stores

d)

Data flows

13.

This is the symbol for

a)

External entitles

b)

Processes

c)

Data stores

d)

Data flows

14.

This is the symbol for

a)

External entitles

b)

Processes

c)

Data stores

d)

Data flows

15.

In a data flow diagram, which symbol is a place where data is stored temporarily or permanently?

a)

A process

b)

A data flow

c)

A data store

d)

An external entity