Consider the following 3NF relations about a sorority or fraternity: MEMBER(Member_ID,Name,Address,Dues_Owed) OFFICE(Office_Name,Officer_ID,Term_Start_Date, Budget) EXPENSE(Ledger_Number,Office_Name,Expense_Date, Amt_Owed) PAYMENT(Check_Number,Expense_Ledger_Number, Amt_Paid)

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Consider the following 3NF relations about a sorority or fraternity:
MEMBER(Member_ID,Name,Address,Dues_Owed) OFFICE(Office_Name,Officer_ID,Term_Start_Date, Budget)
EXPENSE(Ledger_Number,Office_Name,Expense_Date, Amt_Owed)
PAYMENT(Check_Number,Expense_Ledger_Number, Amt_Paid)
RECEIPT(Member_ID,Receipt_Date,Dues_Received) 

COMMITTEE(Committee_ID,Officer_in_Charge)

WORKERS(Committee_ID,Member_ID)

a. Foreign keys are not indicated in these relations. Decide which attributes are foreign keys and justify your decisions.

b. Draw an E-R diagram for these relations, using your answer to Problem and Exercise 9-47a.

c. Explain the assumptions you made about cardinalities in your answer to Problem and Exercise 9-47b. Explain why it is said that the E-R data model is more expressive or more semantically rich than the relational data model.

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Modern Systems Analysis And Design

ISBN: 9780134204925

8th Edition

Authors: Joseph Valacich, Joey George

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