The document discusses normalization of database relations. It begins by describing normalization and its purpose of reducing data redundancy and update anomalies. It then discusses different normal forms (1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF) and concepts used in normalization like functional dependencies and candidate keys. Examples are provided to illustrate key normalization concepts. Finally, example relations are provided and normalized to BCNF to demonstrate the normalization process.
A loader performs key functions like allocating memory, relocating addresses, linking between object files, and loading programs into memory for execution. Different loading schemes are used depending on the needs of the system and programming language. Direct linking loaders allow for relocatable code and external references between program segments through the use of object file records and tables for symbols, relocation, and code loading.
The document discusses macro language and macro processors. It defines macros as single line abbreviations for blocks of code that allow programmers to avoid repetitively writing the same code. It describes key aspects of macro processors including macro definition, macro calls, macro expansion, macro arguments, and conditional macro expansion. Implementation of macro processors involves recognizing macro definitions, saving the definitions, recognizing macro calls, and replacing the calls with the corresponding macro body.
The document discusses machine structure and system programming. It begins with an overview of system software components like assemblers, loaders, macros, compilers and formal systems. It then describes the general machine structure including CPU, memory and I/O channels. Specific details are provided about the IBM 360 machine structure including its memory, registers, data, instructions and special features. Machine language and different approaches to writing machine language programs are also summarized.
Database normalization is the process of refining the data in accordance with a series of normal forms. This is done to reduce data redundancy and improve data integrity. This process divides large tables into small tables and links them using relationships.
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This document contains 10 questions about regular expressions with solutions. The questions involve writing regular expressions to match strings with certain properties, such as containing a specific number of a particular letter, ending in a double letter, containing a substring once but not twice, and having an even/odd number of certain letters. The solutions provided regular expressions to match the string properties described in each question.
Normalization is a process used to organize data in a database. It involves breaking tables into smaller, more manageable pieces to reduce data redundancy and improve data integrity. There are several normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, 4NF and 5NF. The document provides examples of tables and how they can be decomposed into different normal forms to eliminate anomalies and redundancy through the creation of additional tables and establishing primary keys.
The document discusses code generation in compilers. It covers:
- The main tasks of a code generator are instruction selection, register allocation and assignment, and instruction ordering.
- Code generators map an intermediate representation to target machine code for a specific architecture. This mapping can vary in complexity depending on the level of the intermediate representation and the target architecture.
- Key issues in code generator design include addressing in the target code, representing the program as basic blocks and flow graphs, register allocation, and selecting machine instructions to represent operations.
This document discusses different methods for organizing and indexing data stored on disk in a database management system (DBMS). It covers unordered or heap files, ordered or sequential files, and hash files as methods for physically arranging records on disk. It also discusses various indexing techniques like primary indexes, secondary indexes, dense vs sparse indexes, and multi-level indexes like B-trees and B+-trees that provide efficient access to records. The goal of file organization and indexing in a DBMS is to optimize performance for operations like inserting, searching, updating and deleting records from disk files.
A loader performs key functions like allocating memory, relocating addresses, linking between object files, and loading programs into memory for execution. Different loading schemes are used depending on the needs of the system and programming language. Direct linking loaders allow for relocatable code and external references between program segments through the use of object file records and tables for symbols, relocation, and code loading.
The document discusses macro language and macro processors. It defines macros as single line abbreviations for blocks of code that allow programmers to avoid repetitively writing the same code. It describes key aspects of macro processors including macro definition, macro calls, macro expansion, macro arguments, and conditional macro expansion. Implementation of macro processors involves recognizing macro definitions, saving the definitions, recognizing macro calls, and replacing the calls with the corresponding macro body.
The document discusses machine structure and system programming. It begins with an overview of system software components like assemblers, loaders, macros, compilers and formal systems. It then describes the general machine structure including CPU, memory and I/O channels. Specific details are provided about the IBM 360 machine structure including its memory, registers, data, instructions and special features. Machine language and different approaches to writing machine language programs are also summarized.
Database normalization is the process of refining the data in accordance with a series of normal forms. This is done to reduce data redundancy and improve data integrity. This process divides large tables into small tables and links them using relationships.
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This document contains 10 questions about regular expressions with solutions. The questions involve writing regular expressions to match strings with certain properties, such as containing a specific number of a particular letter, ending in a double letter, containing a substring once but not twice, and having an even/odd number of certain letters. The solutions provided regular expressions to match the string properties described in each question.
Normalization is a process used to organize data in a database. It involves breaking tables into smaller, more manageable pieces to reduce data redundancy and improve data integrity. There are several normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, 4NF and 5NF. The document provides examples of tables and how they can be decomposed into different normal forms to eliminate anomalies and redundancy through the creation of additional tables and establishing primary keys.
The document discusses code generation in compilers. It covers:
- The main tasks of a code generator are instruction selection, register allocation and assignment, and instruction ordering.
- Code generators map an intermediate representation to target machine code for a specific architecture. This mapping can vary in complexity depending on the level of the intermediate representation and the target architecture.
- Key issues in code generator design include addressing in the target code, representing the program as basic blocks and flow graphs, register allocation, and selecting machine instructions to represent operations.
This document discusses different methods for organizing and indexing data stored on disk in a database management system (DBMS). It covers unordered or heap files, ordered or sequential files, and hash files as methods for physically arranging records on disk. It also discusses various indexing techniques like primary indexes, secondary indexes, dense vs sparse indexes, and multi-level indexes like B-trees and B+-trees that provide efficient access to records. The goal of file organization and indexing in a DBMS is to optimize performance for operations like inserting, searching, updating and deleting records from disk files.
The document summarizes the key aspects of direct linking loaders. A direct linking loader allows for multiple procedure and data segments and flexible intersegment referencing. It provides assembler output with the length and symbol tables (USE and DEFINITION) to the loader. The loader performs two passes, building a Global External Symbol Table in Pass 1 and performing relocation and linking in Pass 2 using the object decks with External Symbol Dictionary, instructions/data, and relocation/linkage sections. This allows combining and executing object code from separate object programs.
Slot and filler structures represent knowledge through attributes (slots) and their associated values (fillers). Weak slot and filler structures provide little domain knowledge. Frames are a type of weak structure where a frame contains slots describing an entity. Semantic networks also represent knowledge with nodes and labeled links, allowing inheritance of properties through generalization hierarchies. Both frames and semantic networks enable quick retrieval of attribute values and easy description of object relations, but semantic networks additionally allow representation of non-binary predicates and partitioned reasoning about quantified statements.
The document discusses decomposition of relations in a database. It defines decomposition as breaking a relation into multiple smaller relations. Decomposition should be lossless, meaning the original relation can be accurately reconstructed from the decomposed relations. There are two types of decomposition: lossless decomposition and dependency preserving decomposition. For a decomposition to be lossless, the common attributes between relations must contain a key. For a decomposition to be dependency preserving, the functional dependencies of the original relation must be logically implied by the functional dependencies of the decomposed relations. Several examples of lossless and non-lossless decompositions are provided based on different schemas and functional dependencies.
This document discusses active databases and database triggers. It defines a trigger as a procedure that is automatically invoked by the database management system in response to specified changes made to the database. An active database is one that has associated triggers. Triggers have three parts - an event that activates the trigger, an optional condition, and an action that is executed if the condition evaluates to true. Triggers allow maintaining database integrity and performing additional actions in response to insert, update, or delete statements. They can also be used for auditing and logging changes made to the database.
This document summarizes lecture material on automata theory and formal languages. It provides examples of languages defined over the alphabet {a,b} that can be expressed using regular expressions and accepted by generalized transition graphs. Kleene's theorem is also discussed, which states that a language can be expressed using finite automata, transition graphs, or regular expressions if and only if it can be expressed using the other two as well. The proof of Kleene's theorem is outlined in three parts: 1) A language accepted by a finite automaton can be accepted by a transition graph; 2) A language accepted by a transition graph can be expressed with a regular expression; and 3) A language expressed by a regular expression can be accepted by
The Floyd-Warshall algorithm finds the shortest paths between all pairs of vertices in a weighted graph. It can handle both directed and undirected graphs, except those with negative cycles. The algorithm works by iteratively updating a distance matrix to track the shortest distances between all pairs as it considers paths that pass through intermediate vertices. It runs in O(n3) time, where n is the number of vertices.
Kleene's theorem states that if a language is recognizable by a finite automaton (FA), pushdown automaton (PDA), or regular expression (RE), then it is also recognizable by the other two models. The document outlines Kleene's theorem in three parts and provides an algorithm to convert a transition graph (TG) to a regular expression by introducing new start/end states, combining transition labels, and eliminating states to obtain a single loop or transition with a regular expression label.
Database normalization is the process of organizing data in tables to minimize redundancy and dependency. It involves splitting tables into smaller tables and defining relationships between them using primary and foreign keys. There are various normal forms that quantify how normalized a database is, with third normal form being sufficient for most applications. Edgar Codd first proposed normalization and the first normal form, which requires that tables have a primary key and each attribute depend on the key. Higher normal forms like second and third further reduce redundancy between columns and tables.
Functional dependencies in Database Management SystemKevin Jadiya
Slides attached here describes mainly Functional dependencies in database management system, how to find closure set of functional dependencies and in last how decomposition is done in any database tables
This document provides an overview of relational database management systems (RDBMS). It defines RDBMS as a database management system that is based on the relational model introduced by Dr. E.F. Codd in 1970. Examples of RDBMS include Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2. The document lists some of the 12 rules defined by Dr. Codd for RDBMS and provides advantages like easier data manipulation and security, as well as disadvantages like requiring more expensive software and hardware.
The document describes the key concepts of an Entity-Relationship (ER) model, which is a high-level conceptual data model representing logical relationships between entities (or objects) to develop an initial database design. The ER model was first proposed by Peter Chen in the 1970s and uses ER diagrams to represent entities with properties and relationships. Entities have attributes and exist in entity sets. Relationships exist between entity sets and have cardinality constraints. Weak entities depend on strong/identifying entities. The ER model includes other concepts like keys, participation constraints, degree of relationships, and extended features like generalization/specialization and aggregation.
The document discusses relational databases and functional dependencies. It begins by defining a relational database as a set of tables containing data organized in columns. Each table represents a relation between attributes. The document then provides examples of relations and attributes. It introduces the concept of functional dependencies, where a dependency a->b means that the value of b is determined by a. It provides examples and rules for determining if a functional dependency holds. The document also discusses closure of functional dependencies and canonical forms.
The buffer manager is the software layer that is responsible for bringing pages from physical disk to main memory as needed. The buffer manages the available main memory by dividing the main memory into a collection of pages, which we called as buffer pool. The main memory pages in the buffer pool are called frames.
This document discusses database normalization and different normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, and BCNF. It defines anomalies like insertion, update, and deletion anomalies that can occur when data is not normalized. Examples are provided to illustrate the different normal forms and how denormalizing data can lead to anomalies. The key aspects of each normal form like removing repeating groups (1NF), removing functional dependencies on non-prime attributes (2NF), and removing transitive dependencies (3NF, BCNF) are explained.
The document describes pushdown automata (PDA). A PDA has a tape, stack, finite control, and transition function. It accepts or rejects strings by reading symbols on the tape, pushing/popping symbols on the stack, and changing state according to the transition function. The transition function defines the possible moves of the PDA based on the current state, tape symbol, and stack symbol. If the PDA halts in a final state with an empty stack, the string is accepted. PDAs can recognize any context-free language. Examples are given of PDAs for specific languages.
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Normalization is the process of removing redundant data from your tables to improve storage efficiency, data integrity, and scalability.
Normalization generally involves splitting existing tables into multiple ones, which must be re-joined or linked each time a query is issued.
Why normalization?
The relation derived from the user view or data store will most likely be unnormalized.
The problem usually happens when an existing system uses unstructured file, e.g. in MS Excel.
This document summarizes graph coloring using backtracking. It defines graph coloring as minimizing the number of colors used to color a graph. The chromatic number is the fewest colors needed. Graph coloring is NP-complete. The document outlines a backtracking algorithm that tries assigning colors to vertices, checks if the assignment is valid (no adjacent vertices have the same color), and backtracks if not. It provides pseudocode for the algorithm and lists applications like scheduling, Sudoku, and map coloring.
The document discusses database normalization. It defines several normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, and BCNF. To normalize a database, attributes are grouped into tables to minimize redundancy and avoid anomalies. Functional dependencies between attributes are used to determine the normal form. Tables may need to be split during normalization to remove partial or transitive dependencies on primary keys.
ALGORITHM FOR RELATIONAL DATABASE NORMALIZATION UP TO 3NFijdms
When an attempt is made to modify tables that have not been sufficiently normalized undesirable sideeffects
may follow. This can be further specified as an update, insertion or deletion anomaly depending on
whether the action that causes the error is a row update, insertion or deletion respectively. If a relation R
has more than one key, each key is referred to as a candidate key of R. Most of the practical recent works
on database normalization use a restricted definition of normal forms where only the primary key (an
arbitrary chosen key) is taken into account and ignoring the rest of candidate keys.
In this paper, we propose an algorithmic approach for database normalization up to third normal form by
taking into account all candidate keys, including the primary key. The effectiveness of the proposed
approach is evaluated on many real world examples
The document summarizes the key aspects of direct linking loaders. A direct linking loader allows for multiple procedure and data segments and flexible intersegment referencing. It provides assembler output with the length and symbol tables (USE and DEFINITION) to the loader. The loader performs two passes, building a Global External Symbol Table in Pass 1 and performing relocation and linking in Pass 2 using the object decks with External Symbol Dictionary, instructions/data, and relocation/linkage sections. This allows combining and executing object code from separate object programs.
Slot and filler structures represent knowledge through attributes (slots) and their associated values (fillers). Weak slot and filler structures provide little domain knowledge. Frames are a type of weak structure where a frame contains slots describing an entity. Semantic networks also represent knowledge with nodes and labeled links, allowing inheritance of properties through generalization hierarchies. Both frames and semantic networks enable quick retrieval of attribute values and easy description of object relations, but semantic networks additionally allow representation of non-binary predicates and partitioned reasoning about quantified statements.
The document discusses decomposition of relations in a database. It defines decomposition as breaking a relation into multiple smaller relations. Decomposition should be lossless, meaning the original relation can be accurately reconstructed from the decomposed relations. There are two types of decomposition: lossless decomposition and dependency preserving decomposition. For a decomposition to be lossless, the common attributes between relations must contain a key. For a decomposition to be dependency preserving, the functional dependencies of the original relation must be logically implied by the functional dependencies of the decomposed relations. Several examples of lossless and non-lossless decompositions are provided based on different schemas and functional dependencies.
This document discusses active databases and database triggers. It defines a trigger as a procedure that is automatically invoked by the database management system in response to specified changes made to the database. An active database is one that has associated triggers. Triggers have three parts - an event that activates the trigger, an optional condition, and an action that is executed if the condition evaluates to true. Triggers allow maintaining database integrity and performing additional actions in response to insert, update, or delete statements. They can also be used for auditing and logging changes made to the database.
This document summarizes lecture material on automata theory and formal languages. It provides examples of languages defined over the alphabet {a,b} that can be expressed using regular expressions and accepted by generalized transition graphs. Kleene's theorem is also discussed, which states that a language can be expressed using finite automata, transition graphs, or regular expressions if and only if it can be expressed using the other two as well. The proof of Kleene's theorem is outlined in three parts: 1) A language accepted by a finite automaton can be accepted by a transition graph; 2) A language accepted by a transition graph can be expressed with a regular expression; and 3) A language expressed by a regular expression can be accepted by
The Floyd-Warshall algorithm finds the shortest paths between all pairs of vertices in a weighted graph. It can handle both directed and undirected graphs, except those with negative cycles. The algorithm works by iteratively updating a distance matrix to track the shortest distances between all pairs as it considers paths that pass through intermediate vertices. It runs in O(n3) time, where n is the number of vertices.
Kleene's theorem states that if a language is recognizable by a finite automaton (FA), pushdown automaton (PDA), or regular expression (RE), then it is also recognizable by the other two models. The document outlines Kleene's theorem in three parts and provides an algorithm to convert a transition graph (TG) to a regular expression by introducing new start/end states, combining transition labels, and eliminating states to obtain a single loop or transition with a regular expression label.
Database normalization is the process of organizing data in tables to minimize redundancy and dependency. It involves splitting tables into smaller tables and defining relationships between them using primary and foreign keys. There are various normal forms that quantify how normalized a database is, with third normal form being sufficient for most applications. Edgar Codd first proposed normalization and the first normal form, which requires that tables have a primary key and each attribute depend on the key. Higher normal forms like second and third further reduce redundancy between columns and tables.
Functional dependencies in Database Management SystemKevin Jadiya
Slides attached here describes mainly Functional dependencies in database management system, how to find closure set of functional dependencies and in last how decomposition is done in any database tables
This document provides an overview of relational database management systems (RDBMS). It defines RDBMS as a database management system that is based on the relational model introduced by Dr. E.F. Codd in 1970. Examples of RDBMS include Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2. The document lists some of the 12 rules defined by Dr. Codd for RDBMS and provides advantages like easier data manipulation and security, as well as disadvantages like requiring more expensive software and hardware.
The document describes the key concepts of an Entity-Relationship (ER) model, which is a high-level conceptual data model representing logical relationships between entities (or objects) to develop an initial database design. The ER model was first proposed by Peter Chen in the 1970s and uses ER diagrams to represent entities with properties and relationships. Entities have attributes and exist in entity sets. Relationships exist between entity sets and have cardinality constraints. Weak entities depend on strong/identifying entities. The ER model includes other concepts like keys, participation constraints, degree of relationships, and extended features like generalization/specialization and aggregation.
The document discusses relational databases and functional dependencies. It begins by defining a relational database as a set of tables containing data organized in columns. Each table represents a relation between attributes. The document then provides examples of relations and attributes. It introduces the concept of functional dependencies, where a dependency a->b means that the value of b is determined by a. It provides examples and rules for determining if a functional dependency holds. The document also discusses closure of functional dependencies and canonical forms.
The buffer manager is the software layer that is responsible for bringing pages from physical disk to main memory as needed. The buffer manages the available main memory by dividing the main memory into a collection of pages, which we called as buffer pool. The main memory pages in the buffer pool are called frames.
This document discusses database normalization and different normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, and BCNF. It defines anomalies like insertion, update, and deletion anomalies that can occur when data is not normalized. Examples are provided to illustrate the different normal forms and how denormalizing data can lead to anomalies. The key aspects of each normal form like removing repeating groups (1NF), removing functional dependencies on non-prime attributes (2NF), and removing transitive dependencies (3NF, BCNF) are explained.
The document describes pushdown automata (PDA). A PDA has a tape, stack, finite control, and transition function. It accepts or rejects strings by reading symbols on the tape, pushing/popping symbols on the stack, and changing state according to the transition function. The transition function defines the possible moves of the PDA based on the current state, tape symbol, and stack symbol. If the PDA halts in a final state with an empty stack, the string is accepted. PDAs can recognize any context-free language. Examples are given of PDAs for specific languages.
Page Replacement is a very important topic in memory management. It is a part of the Operating System as well as Computer Architecture. There are so many page replacement algorithms. These 3 are too important algorithms. If you have any doubt regarding this, then you can mail me at - byte2bytelearn@gmail.com
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Normalization is the process of removing redundant data from your tables to improve storage efficiency, data integrity, and scalability.
Normalization generally involves splitting existing tables into multiple ones, which must be re-joined or linked each time a query is issued.
Why normalization?
The relation derived from the user view or data store will most likely be unnormalized.
The problem usually happens when an existing system uses unstructured file, e.g. in MS Excel.
This document summarizes graph coloring using backtracking. It defines graph coloring as minimizing the number of colors used to color a graph. The chromatic number is the fewest colors needed. Graph coloring is NP-complete. The document outlines a backtracking algorithm that tries assigning colors to vertices, checks if the assignment is valid (no adjacent vertices have the same color), and backtracks if not. It provides pseudocode for the algorithm and lists applications like scheduling, Sudoku, and map coloring.
The document discusses database normalization. It defines several normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, and BCNF. To normalize a database, attributes are grouped into tables to minimize redundancy and avoid anomalies. Functional dependencies between attributes are used to determine the normal form. Tables may need to be split during normalization to remove partial or transitive dependencies on primary keys.
ALGORITHM FOR RELATIONAL DATABASE NORMALIZATION UP TO 3NFijdms
When an attempt is made to modify tables that have not been sufficiently normalized undesirable sideeffects
may follow. This can be further specified as an update, insertion or deletion anomaly depending on
whether the action that causes the error is a row update, insertion or deletion respectively. If a relation R
has more than one key, each key is referred to as a candidate key of R. Most of the practical recent works
on database normalization use a restricted definition of normal forms where only the primary key (an
arbitrary chosen key) is taken into account and ignoring the rest of candidate keys.
In this paper, we propose an algorithmic approach for database normalization up to third normal form by
taking into account all candidate keys, including the primary key. The effectiveness of the proposed
approach is evaluated on many real world examples
The document discusses normalization of database relations through various normal forms. It defines first normal form (1NF) as removing repeating groups from relations by either adding empty columns or creating a separate relation. Second normal form (2NF) requires that relations in 1NF have no partial dependencies, where non-key attributes must fully depend on the primary key. The document provides examples of relations in 1NF and 2NF and discusses functional dependencies.
This document discusses database normalization through various normal forms. It defines key concepts like functional dependencies and full functional dependencies. It explains the objectives and rules of first, second, third normal forms and BCNF. First normal form requires each field to contain a single value. Second normal form requires fields to depend on the whole primary key. Third normal form and BCNF further eliminate transitive dependencies. The document provides examples to illustrate normalization and resolving anomalies through decomposition. It also introduces multi-valued dependencies and fourth normal form.
The document discusses database normalization and relational design. It defines key concepts like functional dependencies, normal forms (1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF), and normalization. The goal of normalization is to decompose relations to eliminate update anomalies and redundancy. Normalization involves breaking relations into smaller relations based on their keys and functional dependencies until they satisfy a certain normal form like BCNF. The document provides examples of functional dependencies, update anomalies, and how to decompose a relation in 3NF that is not in BCNF.
Normalisation is a process of transforming a relational database into a simplified and standardised form. It involves decomposing tables to eliminate redundancies and anomalies like insertion, deletion and modification anomalies. There are several normal forms like 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, 4NF and 5NF which provide guidelines for designing optimal database tables. The document discusses these normal forms and their definitions, focusing on removing anomalies and dependencies to have database tables in their simplest forms.
Normalization is the process of organizing data in a database to minimize redundancy and dependency. There are several normal forms that were developed to classify how data should be structured, including first normal form (1NF), second normal form (2NF), and third normal form (3NF). 1NF requires each attribute to hold a single value and no repeating groups, 2NF adds that non-key attributes depend on the whole primary key, and 3NF extends this to eliminate transitive dependencies between non-key attributes. Normalization improves data integrity and efficiency of updates while denormalization improves query performance by duplicating some data.
The document discusses normalization and its objectives. It defines normalization as a bottom-up approach to database design that examines relationships between attributes. The key goals of normalization are to minimize data redundancy and anomalies. It describes three common normal forms - 1NF, 2NF, 3NF - with each form addressing different types of dependencies and anomalies. The document outlines the normalization process, which transforms relations through a series of normal forms, starting with the unnormalized form and progressing to third normal form.
Chapter – 4 Normalization and Relational Algebra.pdfTamiratDejene1
The document discusses normalization and relational algebra. It defines normalization as a process of structuring a database into tables to reduce data redundancy and inconsistencies. The document covers various normal forms including 1st normal form (1NF), 2nd normal form (2NF), and 3rd normal form (3NF). It defines functional dependencies and different types of dependencies and anomalies. Examples are provided to illustrate how to determine the normal forms of relations and decompose relations to higher normal forms by removing dependencies.
Database Systems - Normalization of Relations(Chapter 4/3)Vidyasagar Mundroy
The document discusses normalization, which is a process for relational database design that reduces data redundancy and improves data integrity. It involves decomposing relations to eliminate anomalies like insertion, deletion, and modification anomalies. Several normal forms are described - 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, 4NF, and 5NF - each addressing different types of dependencies and anomalies. The goal of normalization is to organize the data in a logical manner and break relations into smaller, less redundant relations without affecting the information contained.
1. The document discusses guidelines for designing relational databases, including avoiding redundant data and update anomalies through normalization.
2. It introduces the concepts of functional dependencies and keys to define normal forms like 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF.
3. The goal of normalization is to decompose relations into smaller relations in higher normal forms to reduce anomalies and inconsistencies that can occur from modifications to the database.
The document provides an overview of functional dependencies and database normalization. It discusses four informal design guidelines for relational databases: 1) design relations so their meaning is clear, 2) avoid anomalies, 3) avoid null values, and 4) avoid spurious tuples. It then covers functional dependencies, inference rules, equivalence, and normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF. The goals of normalization are also summarized as reducing redundancy, anomalies, and producing high quality schemas. Examples are provided to illustrate each concept.
The relation is not in BCNF since the FD Authorname → Author_affil violates BCNF. Authorname is not a superkey of the relation.
To decompose the relation into BCNF:
R1(Book_title, Publisher, Book_type)
R2(Authorname, Author_affil)
R3(Book_title, Authorname, Listprice)
This document discusses database normalization and functional dependencies. It defines functional dependencies and describes how to identify them. The goals of normalization are to avoid redundant data, ensure relationships between attributes are represented, and facilitate checking updates. Normalization is done in steps to produce relations in first normal form, second normal form, third normal form and higher. Functional dependencies are used to test for superkeys and check if other dependencies are implied. The document also covers closure of attribute sets and computing the canonical cover of a set of dependencies.
This document discusses database normalization. It defines normalization as removing anomalies from database design, including insertion, update, and deletion anomalies. The document then explains the concepts of first, second, third, and Boyce-Codd normal forms. It provides examples of functional and transitive dependencies. The goal of normalization is to break relations into smaller relations without anomalies, reaching at least third normal form or ideally Boyce-Codd normal form. Fourth normal form is also introduced as removing multi-valued dependencies.
The document discusses relational database design and normalization. It covers topics like functional dependencies, normal forms like first normal form, Boyce-Codd normal form and third normal form. The goal of normalization is to organize data in a database to avoid insertion, deletion and update anomalies. Normalization techniques like decomposition are used to divide tables and isolate data to achieve higher normal forms.
chapter 4-Functional Dependency and Normilization.pdfMisganawAbeje1
This chapter describe about the theory that has been developed with the goal of evaluating relational schemas for design quality , that is, to measure formally why one set of groupings of attributes into relation schemas is better than
another.
The document discusses functional dependencies and database normalization. It provides examples of functional dependencies and explains key concepts like:
- Functional dependencies define relationships between attributes in a relation.
- Armstrong's axioms are properties used to derive functional dependencies.
- Decomposition aims to eliminate redundancy and anomalies by breaking relations into smaller, normalized relations while preserving information and dependencies.
- A decomposition is lossless if it does not lose any information, and dependency preserving if the original dependencies can be maintained on the decomposed relations.
The document discusses Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF) and third normal form (3NF). It begins by defining BCNF, providing an example of a relation that is not in BCNF and its lossless-join decomposition into relations that are in BCNF. It then discusses testing relations for BCNF and outlines algorithms for decomposing a relation into BCNF and 3NF. The key differences between BCNF and 3NF are that 3NF allows some redundancy but ensures dependency preservation, while BCNF eliminates redundancy but may not preserve dependencies.
The document discusses relational database design and normalization. It covers informal design guidelines, functional dependencies, and different normal forms including 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF. Keys, attributes, and normalization are formally defined. Examples are provided to illustrate update anomalies and how to normalize relations to higher normal forms by decomposing them based on functional dependencies.
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Chapter-13-solutions
1. Chapter 13 Normalization
Review Questions
13.1 Describe the purpose of normalizing data.
When we design a database for a relational system, the main objective in
developing a logical data model is to create an accurate representation of the
data, its relationships and constraints. To achieve this objective, we must identify
a suitable set of relations. A technique that we can use to help identify such
relations is called normalization. Normalization is a technique for producing a set
of relations with desirable properties, given the data requirements of an
enterprise. Normalization supports database designers by presenting a series of
tests, which can be applied to individual relations so that a relational schema can
be normalized to a specific form to prevent the possible occurrence of update
anomalies.
See also Sections 13.1 and 13.4.
13.2 Describe the types of update anomalies that may occur on a relation that has
redundant data.
A major aim of relational database design is to group attributes into relations so
as to minimize information redundancy and thereby reduce the file storage space
required by the base relations. Another serious difficulty using relations that have
redundant information is the problem of update anomalies. These can be
classified as insertion, deletion, or modification anomalies.
See Section 13.2
13.3 Describe the concept of functional dependency.
Functional dependency describes the relationship between attributes in a relation.
For example, if A and B are attributes of relation R, B is functionally dependent
on A (denoted A → B), if each value of A in R is associated with exactly one
value of B in R.
Functional dependency is a property of the meaning or semantics of the attributes in a relation.
The semantics indicate how the attributes relate to one another and specify the functional
dependencies between attributes. When a functional dependency is present, the dependency is
specified as a constraint between the attributes.
See also Section 13.3.
13.4 How is the concept of functional dependency associated with the process of
normalization?
2. Normalization is a formal technique for analyzing relations based on their
primary key (or candidate keys in the case of BCNF) and functional
dependencies. Normalization is often performed as a series of tests on a relation
to determine whether it satisfies or violates the requirements of a given normal
form. Three normal forms were initially proposed, which are called first (1NF),
second (2NF) and third (3NF) normal form. Subsequently, a stronger definition
of third normal form was introduced and is referred to as Boyce-Codd normal
form (BCNF). All of these normal forms are based on the functional
dependencies among the attributes of a relation.
13.4 What are the main characteristics of functional dependencies that are used
when normalizing a relation?
The main characteristics of functional dependencies that we use in
normalization (see Section 13.3.1):
• have a one-to-one relationship between attribute(s) on the left and right-
hand side of a dependency;
• hold for all time;
• are nontrivial.
13.5 Describe how a database designer typically identifies the set of functional
dependencies associated with a relation.
Normally, the database designer starts by specifying functional dependencies
that are semantically obvious; however, there are usually numerous other
functional dependencies. In fact, the task of specifying all possible functional
dependencies for ‘real’ database projects is more often than not, impractical.
To begin to identify the set of functional dependencies F for a relation,
typically first identify the dependencies that are determined from the semantics
of the attributes of the relation. Then, apply Armstrong’s axioms (Rules 1 to 3)
to infer additional functional dependencies that are also true for that relation.
A systematic way to determine these additional functional dependencies is to
first determine each set of attributes A that appears on the left-hand side of
some functional dependencies and then to determine the set of all attributes
that are dependent on A. Thus, for each set of attributes A we can determine
the set A+
of attributes that are functionally determined by A based on F; (A+
is
called the closure of A under F).
13.6 Describe Armstrong’s axioms.
Armstrong’s axioms specify how new functional dependencies can be
inferred from given ones. Let A, B, and C be subsets of the attributes of the
relation R. Armstrong’s axioms are as follows:
1. Reflexivity: If B is a subset of A, then A → B
2. Augmentation : If A → B, then A,C → Β,C
3. Transitivity: If A → B and B → C, then A → C
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13.7 Describe the characteristics of a table in unnormalized form (UNF) and
describe how such a table is converted to a first normal form (1NF) relation.
A table in unnormalized form contains one or more repeating groups. To convert
to first normal form (1NF) either remove the repeating group to a new relation
along with a copy of the original key attribute(s), or remove the repeating group
by entering appropriate data in the empty columns of rows containing the
repeating data (see Section 13.5).
13.8 What is the minimal normal form that a relation must satisfy? Provide a
definition for this normal form.
Minimal normal form is 1NF: a relation in which the intersection of
each row and column contains one and only one value (see Section 13.5).
13.9 Describe the two approaches to converting a first normal form (1NF) relation
to second normal form (2NF) relation(s).
The normalization of 1NF relations to 2NF involves the removal of partial
dependencies. If a partial dependency exists, we remove the functionally
dependent attributes from the relation by placing them in a new relation along
with a copy of their determinant (see Section 13.6.2).
13.10 Describe the concept of full functional dependency and describe how this
concept relates to 2NF. Provide an example to illustrate your answer.
Full functional dependency Indicates that if A and B are attributes of a
relation, B is fully functionally dependent on A if B is functionally dependent
on A, but not on any proper subset of A.
Second Normal Form (2NF) is a relation that is in first normal form and every
non-primary-key attribute is fully functionally dependent on the primary key.
13.11 Describe the concept of transitive dependency and describe how this concept
relates to 3NF. Provide an example to illustrate your answer.
Transitive dependency A condition where A, B, and C are attributes
of a relation such that if A → B and B → C, then C is transitively dependent
on A via B (provided that A is not functionally dependent on B or C)
Third Normal Form (3NF) is a relation that is in first and second normal form in
which no non-primary-key attribute is transitively dependent on the primary key.
13.12 Discuss how the definitions of 2NF and 3NF based on primary keys differ
from the general definitions of 2NF and 3NF. Provide an example to illustrate
your answer.
The above definitions for second (2NF) and third normal form (3NF) disallow
partial or transitive dependencies on the primary key of relations to avoid
update anomalies. However, these definitions do not take into account other
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4. candidate keys of a relation, if any exist. The more general definitions for 2NF
and 3NF take account of the candidate keys of a relation. Note that this
requirement does not alter the definition for 1NF as this normal form is
independent of keys and functional dependencies. For the general
definitions, we define that a primary-key attribute is part of any candidate key
and that partial, full, and transitive dependencies are with respect to all
candidate keys of a relation.
Second normal form (2NF) A relation that is in first normal form and
every non-primary-key attribute is fully functionally dependent on any
candidate key.
Third normal form (3NF) A relation that is in first and second normal
form and in which no non-primary-key attribute is transitively dependent on
any candidate key.
When using the general definitions of 2NF and 3NF we must be aware of
partial and transitive dependencies on all candidate keys and not just the
primary key. This can make the process of normalization more complex,
however the general definitions place additional constraints on the relations
and may identify hidden redundancy in relations that could be missed.
13.13 Discuss the purpose of Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) and describe how
BCNF differs from 3NF. Provide an example to illustrate your answer.
BCNF is based on functional dependencies that take into account all candidate keys in a
relation, however BCNF also has additional constraints compared with the general definition
of 3NF given above.
Boyce–Codd normal form (BCNF) A relation is in BCNF if and
only if every determinant is a candidate key.
To test whether a relation is in BCNF, we identify all the determinants and
make sure that they are candidate keys.
See Sections 13.9 and 13.10.
13.14 Describe the concept of multi-valued dependency and describe how this
concept relates to 4NF. Provide an example to illustrate your answer.
Multi-valued Dependency (MVD) Represents a dependency
between attributes (for example, A, B, and C) in a relation, such that for each
value of A there is a set of values for B and a set of values for C. However, the
set of values for B and C are independent of each other.
A multi-valued dependency can be defined as being trivial or nontrivial. A
MVD A B in relation R is defined as being trivial if (a) B is a
subset of A or (b) A ∪ B = R. A MVD is defined as being nontrivial if neither
(a) nor (b) are satisfied. A trivial MVD does not specify a constraint on a
relation, while a nontrivial MVD does specify a constraint.
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Fourth Normal Form (4NF) A relation that is in Boyce-Codd Normal
Form and contains no nontrivial multi-valued dependencies.
Fourth normal form (4NF) is a stronger normal form than BCNF as it prevents relations from
containing nontrivial MVDs, and hence data redundancy. The normalization of BCNF
relations to 4NF involves the removal of the MVD from the relation by placing the
attribute(s) in a new relation along with a copy of the determinant(s).
See Section 13.11.
13.15 Describe the concept of join dependency and describe how this concept relates
to 5NF. Provide an example to illustrate your answer.
Lossless-join dependency A property of decomposition, which ensures
that no spurious tuples are generated when relations are reunited through a
natural join operation.
In splitting relations by projection, we are very explicit about the method of
decomposition. In particular, we are careful to use projections that can be
reversed by joining the resulting relations, so that the original relation is
reconstructed. Such a decomposition is called a lossless-join (also called a
nonloss or nonadditive) decomposition, because it preserves all the data in the
original relation and does not result in the creation of additional spurious tuples.
However, there are cases were we require to perform a lossless-join decompose
of a relation into more than two relations. These cases are the focus of the
lossless-join dependency and fifth normal form (5NF).
Fifth Normal Form (5NF) A relation that has no join dependency.
Fifth normal form (5NF) (also called project-join normal form (PJNF)) specifies
that a 5NF relation has no join dependency.
See Section 13.12.
Exercises
13.16 Examine the Patient Medication Form for the Wellmeadows Hospital case
study shown in Figure 13.25.
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6. Figure 13.25 The WellMeadows Hospital Patient Medication Form.
(a) Identify the functional dependencies represented by the data shown in
the form in Figure 13.25.
Patient No → Full Name
Ward No → Ward Name
Drug No → Name, Description, Dosage, Method of Admin
Patient No, Drug No, Start Date → Units per Day, Finish date
The functional dependencies for Bed No are unclear. If Bed No was a
unique number for the entire hospital, then could say that Bed No
→ Ward No. However, from further examination of the requirements
specification, we can observe that Bed No is to do with the allocation
of patients on the waiting list to beds.
(b) Describe and illustrate the process of normalizing the data shown in
Figure 13.25 to first (1NF), second (2NF), third (3NF), and BCNF.
First Normal Form
Patient No, Drug No, Start Date, Full Name, Ward No, Ward
Name, Bed No, Name, Description, Dosage, Method of Admin,
Units per Day, Finish Date
Second Normal Form
Patient No, Drug No, Start Date, Ward No, Ward Name, Bed No,
Units per Day, Finish Date
Drug No, Name, Description, Dosage, Method of Admin
Patient No, Full Name
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Third Normal Form/BCNF
Patient No, Drug No, Start Date, Ward No, Bed No, Units per Day,
Finish Date
Drug No, Name, Description, Dosage, Method of Admin
Patient No, Full Name
Ward No, Ward Name
(c) Identify the primary, alternate, and foreign keys in your BCNF relations.
Patient No(FK), Drug No(FK), Start Date, Ward No(FK), Bed No,
Units per Day, Finish Date
Drug No, Name, Description, Dosage, Method of Admin
Patient No, Full Name
Ward No, Ward Name
Primary keys underlined.
13.17 The table shown in Figure 13.26 lists dentist/patient appointment data. A
patient is given an appointment at a specific time and date with a dentist
located at a particular surgery. On each day of patient appointments, a dentist
is allocated to a specific surgery for that day.
Figure 13.26 Lists dentist/patient appointment data.
(a) The table shown in Figure 13.26 is susceptible to update anomalies.
Provide examples of insertion, deletion, and update anomalies.
The student should provide examples of insertion, deletion and update
anomalies using the data shown in the table. An example of a deletion
anomaly is if we delete the details of the dentist called ‘Helen Pearson’,
we also loose the appointment details of the patient called ‘Ian MacKay’.
(b) Describe and illustrate the process of normalizing the table shown in
Figure 13.26 to BCNF. State any assumptions you make about the data
shown in this table.
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8. The student should state any assumptions made about the data shown in
the table. For example, we may assume that a patient is registered at only
one surgery. Also, a patient may have more than one appointment on a
given day.
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staffNo aDate aTime staffNo dentistName
PK
3NF / BCNF
fd1 fd2
staffNo aDate
fd4
FK
FKPK
patNo
surgeryNo
fd5
FK
PK
staffNo aDate aTime dentistName patNo patName
PK
fd2
1NF
surgeryNo
fd4
fd2 and fd4 violates 2NF
2NF
staffNo aDate
Fd3’ violates 3NF
surgeryNo staffNo dentistName
fd1
fd3
staffN
o
aDate aTime patNo patName
fd5
patNo patName
PK
Fd3’
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13.18 An agency called Instant Cover supplies part-time/temporary staff to hotels
within Scotland. The table shown in Figure 13.27 lists the time spent by
agency staff working at various hotels. The National Insurance Number (NIN)
is unique for every member of staff.
Figure 13.27 Instant Cover’s contracts
(a) The table shown in Figure 13.27 is susceptible to update anomalies.
Provide examples of insertion, deletion, and update anomalies.
The student should provide examples of insertion, deletion and update
anomalies using the data shown in the table. An example of an update
anomaly is if we wish to change the name of the employee called ‘Smith
J’, we may only change the entry in the first row and not the last with the
result that the database becomes inconsistent.
(b) Describe and illustrate the process of normalizing the table shown in
Figure 13.27 to BCNF. State any assumptions you make about the data
shown in this table.
The student should state any assumptions made about the data shown in
the table. For example, we may assume that a hotel may be associated
with one or more contracts.
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10. 10
NIN contractNo hours eName hNo hLoc
NIN contractNo hours
NIN eName
NIN contractNo hours contractNo hNo
hNo hLoc
PK
PK
FK
PK
PK
fd1
fd2
fd3
fd4
fd2 and fd3 violates 2NF
2NF
3NF / BCNF
fd1 fd3
fd4
1NF
contractNo hNo hLoc
fd4 violates 3NF
FK
FK
NIN eName
PK
fd2
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13.19 The table shown in Figure 13.28 lists members of staff (staffName) working
in a given ward (wardName) and patients (patientName) allocated to a
given ward. There is no relationship between members of staff and patients in
each ward. In this example assume that staff name (staffName) uniquely
identifies each member of staff and that the patient name (patientName)
uniquely identifies each patient.
Figure 13.28 The WardStaffPatient relation.
(a) Describe why the relation shown in Figure 13.28 is in BCNF and not
in 4NF.
wardName staffName
wardName patientName
Relation is in BCNF but there is a nontrivial multi-valued dependency
in the relation, so relation is not in 4NF.
(b) The relation shown in Figure 13.28 is susceptible to update anomalies.
Provide examples of insertion, deletion, and update anomalies.
If we wanted to insert a new patient name, would have to add two
records, one for each member of staff.
If we wanted to update the name of patient Claire Johnson, we would
have to update two records.
If we wanted to delete the record corresponding to patient Claire
Johnson, we would have to delete two records.
(c) Describe and illustrate the process of normalizing the relation shown
in Figure 13.28 to 4NF.
To remove the MVD, we create two new relations:
WardStaff (wardName, staffName)
WardPatient(wardName, patientName)
13.20 The relation shown in Figure 13.29 describes hospitals (hospitalName) that
require certain items (itemDescription), which are supplied by suppliers
(supplierNo) to the hospitals (hospitalName). Furthermore, whenever a
hospital (h) requires a certain item (i) and a supplier (s) supplies that item (i)
and the supplier (s) already supplies at least one item to that hospital (h), then
the supplier (s) will also be supplying the required item (i) to the hospital (h).
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12. In this example, assume that a description of an item (itemDescription)
uniquely identifies each type of item.
Figure 13.29 The HospitalItemSupplier relation.
(a) Describe why the relation shown in Figure 13.29 is not in 5NF.
This relation has a join dependency JD(hospitalName,
itemDescription, supplierNo) among the three projections:
R1(hospitalName, itemDescription), R2(hospitalName,
supplierNo), and R3(itemDescription, supplierNo) of
HospitalItemSupplier.
(b) Describe and illustrate the process of normalizing the relation shown
in Figure 13.29 to 5NF.
To remove the join dependency, we create the following
5NF relations:
HospitalItem(hospitalName, itemDescription)
HospitalSupplier(hospitalName, supplierNo)
ItemSupplier(itemDescription, supplierNo).
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