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  1. In a relation, the order of the columns does not matter.

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     True

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     False

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  3. A functional dependency is a relationship between or among attributes.

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     True

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     False

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  5. A key is a group of one or more attributes that uniquely identifies a row.

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     True

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     False

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  7. Keys made up of two or more attributes are called composite keys.

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     True

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     False

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  9. Given the functional dependency R → S , R is called the determinant.

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     True

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     False

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  11. Relations are categorized into normal forms according to the referential integrity constraints that they have.

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     True

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     False

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  13. A relation is in Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) if every determinant is a composite key.

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     True

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     False

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  15. A functional dependency is always an equation.

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     True

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     False

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  17. A relation has cells that hold multi-value entries.

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     True

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     False

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  19. In a relation, the rows are sometimes called "fields".

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     False

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