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Bernana

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Identify and describe the three basic operations used to extract useful sets of data from a relational database?
 
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Question 2

The effort required to locate a suitable product is called:
 
  A) price discrimination.
  B) search costs.
  C) menu costs.
  D) shopping costs.
  E) market entry costs.


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Answer to Question 1

The select operation creates a subset consisting of all records (rows) in the table that meet stated criteria. The join operation combines relational tables to provide the user with more information than is available in individual tables. The project operation creates a subset consisting of columns in a table, permitting the user to create new tables that contain only the information required.

Answer to Question 2

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