Database - The Relational Model and Normalization - Discussion

Discussion Forum : The Relational Model and Normalization - General Questions (Q.No. 14)
14.
A key:
must always be composed of two or more columns.
can only be one column.
identifies a row.
identifies a column.
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Nishith said:   1 decade ago
How a row?

A key is a constraint which is applied on a column.

Pratibha said:   1 decade ago
option:D is correct.

Harshal said:   1 decade ago
Redcords are of particular table are stored as in rows and if we have a key then it ifentifies a that particular row in which entered key belongs.

Charu said:   1 decade ago
Key is a constraint which is applied on a column not on the row.

Kamlesh said:   1 decade ago
Def on Key: A key is one or more data attributes that uniquely identify an entity. In a physical database a key would be formed of one or more table columns whose value(s) uniquely identifies a row within a relational table.

Divye said:   1 decade ago
A key can be constraint on a row as its defination states so.

Naveen said:   1 decade ago
How a key uniquely define a row ?

Sambit kumar rout said:   1 decade ago
The definition of key says: key is a single valued attribute or a combination of attributes which is used to identify one or more "RECORD" from the table.

As the definition says that it identifies record(s) and in database record refers to a tuple or row. So key identifies a row.

Jem said:   1 decade ago
Suppose take primary key, composite key. So it is applied on column so it is identified column not row.
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Chandra bahadur tamang said:   1 decade ago
However Key is related to column and applied to it, but it represents whole records.


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