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  1. An ID-dependent entity is an entity whose identifier is a composite identifier where no portion of the composite identifier is an identifier of another entity.

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  3. A ternary relationship is so called because in contains two entities and one association between them.

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  5. All instances of an entity class have the same attributes.

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  7. A minimum cardinality is the minimum number of entity instances that may participate in a relationship instance.

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     True

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     False

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  9. An attribute describes the entity's characteristics.

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  11. The degree of a relationship refers to the number of entity classes in the relationship.

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     True

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     False

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  13. Entities use identifiers while tables use keys.

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     True

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     False

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  15. Composite identifiers consist of two or more attributes.

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  17. When designing a database, first identify the entities, then determine the attributes, and finally establish the relationships.

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  19. A subtype entity is a special case of another entity called a supertype entity.

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