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Chapter 1 discusses various problems related to database systems, focusing on file structures and data redundancies. It poses questions about record counts, listing issues by city, and suggests alterations to improve data organization. Additionally, it highlights the consequences of data redundancies and recommends solutions to mitigate these issues.

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Chapter 1 discusses various problems related to database systems, focusing on file structures and data redundancies. It poses questions about record counts, listing issues by city, and suggests alterations to improve data organization. Additionally, it highlights the consequences of data redundancies and recommends solutions to mitigate these issues.

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Chapter 1 Database Systems

Chapter 1
Database Systems

Problem Solutions

Given the file structure shown in Figure P1.1, answer Problems 1 - 4.

FIGURE P1.1 The File Structure for Problems 1-4

1. How many records does the file contain? How many fields are there per record?

2. What problem would you encounter if you wanted to produce a listing by city? How would you
solve this problem by altering the file structure?

3. If you wanted to produce a listing of the file contents by last name, area code, city, state, or zip
code, how would you alter the file structure?

4. What data redundancies do you detect? How could those redundancies lead to anomalies?

5. Identify and discuss the serious data redundancy problems exhibited by the file structure shown in
Figure P1.5.

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FIGURE P1.5 The File Structure for Problems 5-8

6. Looking at the EMP_NAME and EMP_PHONE contents in Figure P1.5, what change(s)
would you recommend?

7. Identify the various data sources in the file you examined in Problem 5.

8. Given your answer to Problem 7, what new files should you create to help eliminate the data
redundancies found in the file shown in Figure P1.5?

9. Identify and discuss the serious data redundancy problems exhibited by the file structure shown in
Figure P1.9. (The file is meant to be used as a teacher class assignment schedule. One of the many
problems with data redundancy is the likely occurrence of data inconsistencies – that two different
initials have been entered for the teacher named Maria Cordoza.)

FIGURE P1.9 The File Structure for Problems 9-10

10. Given the file structure shown in Figure P1.9, what problem(s) might you encounter if building
KOM were deleted?

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