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1.Normalization is a process of

  1. decomposing a set of relations.

  2. successive reduction of relation schema.

  3. deciding which attributes in a relation to be groped together.

  4. all of these.

2.The normalization process was developed by

  1. E.F. Codd.

  2. R.F. Boyce.

  3. R. Fagin.

  4. Collin White.

3.A normal form is

  1. a state of a relation that results from applying simple rules regarding FDs.

  2. the highest normal form condition that it meets.

  3. an indication of the degree to which it has been normalised.

  4. all of these.

4.Which of the following is the formal process of deciding which attributes should be grouped together in a relation?

  1. optimization

  2. normalization

  3. tuning

  4. none of these.

5.In 1NF,

  1. all domains are simple.

  2. in a simple domain, all elements are ...

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