Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management
Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management
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ISBN: 9781337627900
Author: Carlos Coronel, Steven Morris
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 16P

(a)

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The business rules for the MegaCo Corporation’s divisions are as follows:

  • Each department has many employees but each employee works for only one department.
  • Each department is managed by one employee and each employee can manage only one department at a time.

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(b)

Explanation of Solution

The business rules can be written as follows.

  • A customer can download many e-books from Books Online and each of the books can be downloaded by many customers.

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(c)

Explanation of Solution

The business rule is an airline can be assigned to fly many flights but each flight is flown by only one airliner.

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(d)

Explanation of Solution

The business rule for “KwikTite” Corporation is as follows.

  • Each factory is located in a region and each region can be a home for many factories.
  • Each factory employs many employees but each employee is employed by only one factory.

Crow’s Foot ERD:

(e)

Explanation of Solution

The business rule is an employee may have earned many degrees and each degree may have been earned by many employees.

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