Fundamentals of Database IT403

College of Computing and InformaticsAssignment 1
Deadline: Sunday 09/04/2023 @ 23:59
[Total Mark for this Assignment is 8]
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Question One
Pg. 01
Learning
Outcome(s):
Explain the
concepts and
architectures
involved in the
database
development.
Question One
2 Marks
Use your own words to discuss the following:
“Using spreadsheets or typical computer-based filing systems looks a reasonable choice
for organizing personal data. However, it is not sufficient to use such systems when the
amount of data becomes huge. In such case, it may be time to implement a database.”
Answer:
Question Two
Pg. 02
Learning
Outcome(s):
Explain the
concepts and
architectures
involved in the
database
development.
Question Two
2 Marks
Define five mini-world Entities and five Relationships for a hospital database
system.
Answer:
Question Three
Pg. 03
Learning
Outcome(s):
Create EntityRelationship
model, Relational
model, and write
SQL queries.
Question Three
2 Marks
Draw an ER diagram for the following car sharing system:
In the car sharing system, a CarMatch application has record of anyone who would like
to share his/her car, known as a CarSharer. An Administrator registers all the potential
CarSharers and with their first name, last name, home address, and date of birth. Each
CarSharer is also assigned a unique id. A CarSharer can take policies issued by the
Insurance Company. Each policy has a number, premium, and a start date. A CarSharer
needs to know the start and destination address of each Journey.
Answer:
Question Four
Pg. 04
Learning
Outcome(s):
Question Four
2 Marks
Consider the following ER Diagram and fill the table by identifying the ER constructs in the
Create Entity-
diagram.
Relationship
model, Relational
model, and write
SQL queries.
Answer:
Constructs
Strong Entities
Weak Entities
Relationships
Key Attributes
Names