Question 1

Which of the following accurately represents typical cardinalities for two entities in the HR/Payroll cycle?

Accepted Answer

Option C has a typical cardinality of 1-to-many or many-to-1, which is representative of the relationship between employees and their salaries in the HR/Payroll cycle. The other options do not accurately represent typical cardinalities for entities in the HR/Payroll cycle.

Question 2

When modeling the issuance of debt,the maximum cardinality from Disburse Cash to Issue Debt is 1 because

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Question 3

The relationship between the Disburse Cash and Issue Stock events is modeled as being M:N for all except which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between Disburse Cash and Issue Stock events is still M:N even though checks must be written to each shareholder for dividend payments. This is because multiple checks can still be issued to the same shareholder over time.

Question 4

Why is the event Issue Debt often modeled as a separate event entity?

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Question 5

The relationship between the Disburse Cash and Issue Stock events is modeled as being ________ because each stock issuance may be linked to many dividend payments and,conversely,a particular dividend payment may be related to multiple different issuances of stock.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between Disburse Cash and Issue Stock events is modeled as being M:N because there can be multiple dividend payments related to different issuances of stock and also a single issuance of stock associated with various dividend payments. Therefore, this relationship is best modeled as a many-to-many relationship.

Question 6

Which of the following diagrams represents the cardinality pairs in a situation where interviews are conducted individually,and job applicants are able to interview for one or more positions?

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Question 7

Which of the following accurately represents typical cardinalities for two entities in the finance cycle?

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Question 8

The relationship between the Skills and Training entities is ________ ,because each course is designed to develop a specific skill,but each skill may be taught many different times.

Accepted Answer

The relationship is 1:N (one-to-many) because each course (1) is designed to develop a specific skill, but each skill (N) may be taught in many different courses.

Question 9

Which of the following diagrams represents the cardinality pairs in a situation where supervisors conduct individual performance evaluations with each of the employees they supervise?

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Question 10

The Interview event stores detailed data about each job interview.Since hiring only happens once,but there may have been several interviews,Interview is linked to the Hire Employees event in a(n)________ relationship.

Accepted Answer

The 1:N (one-to-many) relationship is the best choice because each hire can have multiple interviews, but each interview is only linked to one hire event.

Question 11

Which of the following diagrams represents the cardinality pairs in a situation where a specific skill is taught at training sessions,but training is not offered for all skills at each session?

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Question 12

Identify the event below where information associated with the event most likely will need to be retained for years.

Accepted Answer

The amount of cash received from issuing stock is a financial transaction that affects the equity of a company and is subject to regulatory and tax reporting requirements. Therefore, it must be retained for several years as per legal, tax, and accounting standards.

Question 13

The relationship between the Acquire Services and Disburse Cash events is modeled as ________ to reflect the common situation in which the organization obtains the use of a specific service for a particular period of time and makes a payment each month for the services it acquired and used that month.

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Question 14

Which of the following diagrams represents the cardinality pairs in a situation where many people apply for a specific position,and some of the applicants have applied for the position in the past?

Accepted Answer

Option B represents a many-to-one relationship, where many applicants apply for one specific position. It also shows that some applicants have a one-to-many relationship with the position, indicating that they have applied for the position in the past. The other options do not show this combination of cardinality pairs.

Question 15

The textbook explicitly identifies ________ as situation where a properly designed database can yield tax benefits.

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Question 16

Employees and Training entities is ________ ,because a given employee will,over time,attend numerous training courses and,conversely,several employees may attend the same specific training class.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between employees and training entities is many-to-many (M:N) because multiple employees can attend the same training class and a single employee can attend multiple training courses over time. Therefore, option C is the best choice. Option A (1:1) would indicate a one-to-one relationship, which is not accurate for this scenario. Option B (1:N) would imply that each employee can attend only one training session, which is not necessarily true. Option D (1:M) would indicate that each training session only has one employee attending, which is also not accurate.

Question 17

Describe the relationships between Recruiting event and Skills,and between Recruiting event and Job Applicants.

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Question 18

Which of the following accurately represents typical cardinalities for two entities in the finance cycle?

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Quiz 19: Special Topics in Rea Modeling

Which of the following accurately represents typical cardinalities for two entities in the HR/Payroll cycle?

When modeling the issuance of debt,the maximum cardinality from Disburse Cash to Issue Debt is 1 because

The relationship between the Disburse Cash and Issue Stock events is modeled as being M:N for all except which of the following reasons?

Why is the event Issue Debt often modeled as a separate event entity?

The relationship between the Disburse Cash and Issue Stock events is modeled as being ________ because each stock issuance may be linked to many dividend payments and,conversely,a particular dividend payment may be related to multiple different issuances of stock.

Which of the following diagrams represents the cardinality pairs in a situation where interviews are conducted individually,and job applicants are able to interview for one or more positions?

Which of the following accurately represents typical cardinalities for two entities in the finance cycle?

The relationship between the Skills and Training entities is ________ ,because each course is designed to develop a specific skill,but each skill may be taught many different times.

Which of the following diagrams represents the cardinality pairs in a situation where supervisors conduct individual performance evaluations with each of the employees they supervise?

The Interview event stores detailed data about each job interview.Since hiring only happens once,but there may have been several interviews,Interview is linked to the Hire Employees event in a(n) ________ relationship.

Which of the following diagrams represents the cardinality pairs in a situation where a specific skill is taught at training sessions,but training is not offered for all skills at each session?

Identify the event below where information associated with the event most likely will need to be retained for years.

Which of the following diagrams represents the cardinality pairs in a situation where many people apply for a specific position,and some of the applicants have applied for the position in the past?

The textbook explicitly identifies ________ as situation where a properly designed database can yield tax benefits.

Employees and Training entities is ________ ,because a given employee will,over time,attend numerous training courses and,conversely,several employees may attend the same specific training class.

Describe the relationships between Recruiting event and Skills,and between Recruiting event and Job Applicants.

Which of the following accurately represents typical cardinalities for two entities in the finance cycle?