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    Department of Computing: Final Examination Semester 1, 2012 ISCG5423 Introduction To Databases

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    Final Examination

    Semester 1, 2012
    ISCG5423 Introduction to Databases

    Department of Computing

    Date:
    18th June 2012
    Commencement Time: 9.00am
    Time Allowed:
    2 hours plus 10
    minutes reading time
    Weighting:
    50%
    Marks:
    100

    Instructions:
    1. No writing or highlighting is permitted during reading time.
    2. Write answers to all questions in the answer booklet provided.
    3. Commence each QUESTION on a new page.
    4. Calculator is NOT PERMITTED.
    5. Any form of dictionary is NOT PERMITTED.
    6. All diagrams must be drawn neatly.
    7. Take care with your handwriting, as illegible writing will not be marked

    Summary of paper:
    Answer ALL Questions

    100

    TOTAL MARKS

    100

    Anything written in this exam paper will NOT be marked


    Please use the Answer Booklet provided

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    INSTRUCTIONS:
    Answer all questions.
    Begin the answer to each question on a separate page.

    Question 1

    [10 marks]

    The following table shows un-normalised data for a lending library. Examine the table and write the
    relations (in standard relation notation) needed to store this data in third normal form.
    Please note that there is no need to draw an ERD.
    Author
    ID
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    3
    3
    4

    Name
    Ian
    Fleming
    Ian
    Fleming
    Ian
    Fleming
    Len
    Deighton
    Len
    Deighton
    Elmore
    Leonard
    Elmore
    Leonard
    John
    Grisham

    Date
    Borrowed
    3-4-06

    Boo
    k ID
    101

    Book Title

    Pages
    210

    Member
    ID
    M001

    Member
    Name
    Jack Jones

    Dr. No

    12-1-06

    102

    Goldfinger

    250

    M002

    102

    Goldfinger

    250

    M003

    Sarah
    Harris
    Jim Smith

    3-4-06
    2-3-06

    103

    270

    M001

    Jack Jones

    3-3-06

    103

    Violent
    ward
    Fighter

    260

    M002

    21-3-06

    104

    Switch

    210

    M003

    Sarah
    Harris
    Jim Smith

    15-2-06

    105

    Swag

    190

    M002

    Sarah
    Harris

    106

    The Broker

    350
    M004

    John
    Harrison

    Question 2

    [10 marks]

    Examine the relations (written in standard relation notation) below. Draw an Entity Relationship
    Diagram (ERD) to depict these relations. You must state any assumptions that you make.
    INVESTIGATOR (InvestigatorID, InvestigatorLName, InvestigatorFname, HourlyRate)
    CASE (CaseID, DateOpened, Status, TypeID*)
    CASE_TYPE(TypeID, TypeDescription)
    INVESTIGATION(CaseID*, InvestigatorID*, Hours)

    Question 3

    [4 marks]

    Define the term transitive dependency. Use an example to illustrate the term.

    Question 4

    [12 marks]

    Examine these business rules and draw a conceptual ERD.

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    Each car must be owned by one and only one owner.


    Each owner may own one or more cars.
    Each car must receive one or many services.
    Each service may be carried out on zero or many cars.

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    Question 5

    [14 marks]

    Examine the following ERD. Several non-key attributes are duplicated or have aliases or are in the
    wrong entity. List each non-key attribute and explain what should be done with that attribute.

    SITE

    Species Observation ERD

    SiteID
    SiteName
    SiteLocation
    SiteArea
    NumberSeen
    SpeciesName

    OBSERVATION

    SiteID (FK)
    SpeciesID (FK)
    NumberSeen
    SpeciesName
    Name
    Location

    Question 6

    SPECIES

    SpeciesID
    SpeciesName
    Protected
    NumberSeen
    SiteArea
    Location

    [18 marks]

    Given below is a conceptual ERD plus a list of attributes. Convert the conceptual ERD into a
    logical ERD. Then convert the list of attributes into a set of relations (written in standard relation
    notation) creating primary and foreign keys where necessary.

    RECIPE

    INGREDIENT

    INGREDIENT
    TYPE
    IngredientName
    QuantityonHand
    RecipeName
    QuantityNeeded (Ingredient for a particular recipe)
    IngredientType
    IngredientTypeDescription

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    RecipeType

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    Question 7

    [4 marks]

    What is the purpose of a foreign key in a relational database? Explain how a foreign key is related
    to a primary key.

    Question 8

    [4 marks]

    We wish to store the following fields in an MS Access database table:


    Course number a 4-digit number
    Number of students in the course number
    Course Fee a value in New Zealand dollars
    Enrolments open Boolean (open or closed)

    Identify the name you will give each field and state the data type and field size (where appropriate)
    you will use.

    Question 9
    EmpID

    [12 marks]

    LastName FirstName HourlyRate HoursWorked

    Type

    E001

    Adams

    Sarah

    20.00

    39

    E002

    Brown

    Joe

    25.00

    38

    E003

    Bane

    Eric

    26.00

    40

    E004

    Jones

    Mick

    21.00

    41

    E005

    Headon

    John

    22.00

    42

    E006

    Chime

    Terry

    19.00

    43

    E007

    Boone

    Albert

    18.00

    44

    E008

    Bite

    Jack

    21.00

    40

    E009

    Smith

    Bill

    24.00

    38

    E010

    Gordon

    David

    23.00

    37

    Given the sample data in the Employee table above, write down the expected results of the
    following SQL statements.

    a) SELECT LastName, FirstName


    FROM Employee
    WHERE LastName LIKE %e;
    b) SELECT LastName, FirstName
    FROM Employee
    WHERE LastName LIKE B%;

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    c) SELECT LastName, FirstName


    FROM Employee
    WHERE FirstName LIKE %i%;

    Question 10

    [4 marks]

    Describe any four types of threat to database security.

    Question 11

    [4 marks]

    Explain four advantages or disadvantages of Views.

    Question 12

    [4 marks]

    What is data integrity and why is it important that it is achieved?

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