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DBMS Relational Decomposition MCQs

DBMS Relational Decomposition MCQs: This section contains multiple-choice questions and answers on relational decomposition in DBMS.
Submitted by Anushree Goswami, on April 04, 2022

1. In the ___, the decomposition of a relationship is necessary if a relationship is in an inappropriate normal form.

  1. Rational Model
  2. Relational Model
  3. Reasonable Model
  4. Rectifiable Model

Answer: B) Relational Model

Explanation:

In the relational model, the decomposition of a relationship is necessary if a relationship is in an inappropriate normal form.

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2. The relational decomposition of a database divides the table into ___ tables.

  1. New
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Multiple

Answer: D) Multiple

Explanation:

The relational decomposition of a database divides the table into multiple tables.

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3. There may be problems such as loss of information if the relation lacks ___.

  1. Proper Decomposition
  2. Improper Decomposition
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: A) Proper Decomposition

Explanation:

There may be problems such as loss of information if the relation lacks proper decomposition.

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4. By decomposing the design, ___ associated with bad design are reduced.

  1. Anomalies
  2. Inconsistencies
  3. Redundancies
  4. All of the above

Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

By decomposing the design, anomalies, inconsistencies, and redundancies associated with bad design are reduced.

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5. How many types of decomposition are there?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

There are two types of decomposition : Lossy Decomposition and Lossless Join Decomposition.

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6. Which of the following is a type of decomposition?

  1. Lossless Decomposition
  2. Dependency Preserving
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: C) Both A and B

Explanation:

The types of decompositions are -

  1. Lossless Decomposition
  2. Dependency Preserving

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7. ___ decomposition takes place if information from the relation to be decomposed is not lost.

  1. Lossless
  2. Loss
  3. Dependency
  4. Independency

Answer: A) Lossless

Explanation:

Lossless decomposition takes place if information from the relation to be decomposed is not lost.

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8. Decomposition by lossless means guarantees that joining relations will produce the ____ relation as when they were decomposed.

  1. Different
  2. Same
  3. Two
  4. Multiple

Answer: B) Same

Explanation:

Decomposition by lossless means guarantees that joining relations will produce the same relation as when they were decomposed.

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9. If there are ___ between all the decompositions, the relation is said to be lossless decomposition.

  1. Inner Joins
  2. Outer Joins
  3. Full Outer Joins
  4. Natural Joins

Answer: D) Natural Joins

Explanation:

If there are natural joins between all the decompositions, the relation is said to be lossless decomposition.

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10. Databases are obligated to ___ dependencies.

  1. Not preserve
  2. Preserve
  3. Spread
  4. Not Spread

Answer: B) Preserve

Explanation:

Databases are obligated to preserve dependencies.

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11. In dependency preservation, every dependency must be satisfied by at least ___ decomposed table.

  1. Four
  2. Three
  3. Two
  4. One

Answer: D) One

Explanation:

In dependency preservation, every dependency must be satisfied by at least one decomposed table.

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12. ___ a relation R into its dependency relations R1 and R2 requires that the dependencies of R either be a part of R1 or R2 or be derivable from the combination of the functional dependency relationships of R1 and R2.

  1. Composing
  2. Decomposing
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

Answer: B) Decomposing

Explanation:

Decomposing a relation R into its dependency relations R1 and R2 requires that the dependencies of R either be a part of R1 or R2 or be derivable from the combination of the functional dependency relationships of R1 and R2.

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