If Tiny College has some departments that are classified as "research only" and do not offer courses, the COURSE entity of the college database would be _____ the DEPARTMENT entity.
A) existence-dependent on
B) independent of
C) mandatory for
D) optional to

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Since some departments are "research only" and do not offer courses, it implies that not every department has to have a course associated with it, making the COURSE entity optional to the DEPARTMENT entity.

If Tiny College Has Some Departments That Are Classified as "Research