Reference no: EM13948128

Exam 1: Normalization

Part 1

Use the following table to answer questions 1 and 2:

Table: BOOK-DETAIL

BookID**	GenreID	GenreDesc	Price
1	1	Gardening	25.99
2	2	Sports	12.99
3	1	Gardening	10.00
4	3	Travel	14.99
5	2	Sports	17.99

**Primary key

• What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
  • None
  • First Normal Form
  • Second Normal Form
  • Third Normal Form

 

• Describe or illustrate how you would correct the normalization error, if one is present.

Use the following table to answer questions 3 and 4:

Table: BOOKS

Book-Code**	Title	Price	Pub-Code**	Publisher	City
0180	Shyness	7.65	BB	Bantam Books	Boston
0189	Kane and Able	5.55	PB	Pocket Books	New York
0200	The Stranger	8.75	BB	Bantam Books	Boston
0378	The Dunwich Horror	19.75	PB	Pocket Books	New York
079X	Smokescreen	4.55	PB	Pocket Books	New York

**Primary Key

What, if any normalization error is present in the table?

• • None
  • First Normal Form
  • Second Normal Form
  • Third Normal Form

• Describe or illustrate how you would correct the normalization error, if one is present.
• Use the following table to answer questions 5 and 6:

Table: PRODUCT

ProductID**	Color	Price
1	Red, Green	15.99
2	Yellow	13.99
3	Green	22.99
4	Yellow, Blue	17.50
5	Red	19.99

**Primary key

 

• What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
  • None
  • First Normal Form
  • Second Normal Form
  • Third Normal Form

• Describe or illustrate how you would correct the normalization error, if one is present.

Use the following table to answer questions 7 and 8:

Table: PURCHASE-DETAIL

CustomerID**	StoreID**	StoreLocation
1	1	Los Angeles
1	3	San Francisco
2	1	Los Angeles
3	2	New York
4	3	San Francisco

*Primary key

• What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
  • None
  • First Normal Form
  • Second Normal Form
  • Third Normal Form

• Describe or illustrate how you would correct the normalization error, if one is present.

Use the following table to answer questions 9 and 10:

Table: BOOK-LOCATION

BookID**	BranchID**	Quantity-on-Hand
1	5W	4
1	3E	6
2	5W	3
3	5W	5
3	2S	4

**Primary key

• What, if any normalization error is present in the table?
  • None
  • First Normal Form
  • Second Normal Form
  • Third Normal Form

• Describe or illustrate how you would correct the normalization error, if one is present.

Part 2

Use the following table to answer questions 11 through 16.

Order ID	Order Date	Customer ID	Customer Name	Product ID	Product Desc.	Product Price	Quantity Ordered
1006	10/24/10	2	Value Furniture	7   5   4	Dining Table Writers Desk Entertain Center	800.00   325.00   650.00	2   2   1
1007	10/25/10	6	Furniture Gallery	11   4	4 Drawer Dresser Entertain Center	500.00   650.00	4   3

• What errors prevent the table displayed above from being first normal form compliant?
• Bring the table(s) into first normal form compliance without loss of any data. Identify primary and foreign keys (when present) for all tables.
• What error(s), if any, prevent the now first normal form compliant table or tables from being second normal form compliant?
• Bring the table(s) into second normal form compliance without loss of any data. Identify primary and foreign keys. Be sure to present all tables, not just those changed in this step of the normalization process.
• What error(s), if any, prevent the now second normal form compliant table or tables from being third normal form compliant?
• Bring the table(s) into third normal form compliance without loss of any data. Identify primary and foreign keys. Be sure to present all tables, not just those changed in this step of the normalization process.