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nummyann

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Distinguish between entity identifiers and keys.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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In MySQL, surrogate keys that use a sequence maintained by MySQL should be given a data type of IDENTITY.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

An entity identifier is an attribute or group of attributes that is used to name or identify instances of an entity class. Unlike a key in the relational model, an entity identifier is more of a logical concept. It is simply an attribute that the users think of as distinguishing between entity instances in their environment.

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nummyann

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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
Wow, this really help


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