Relation \(R\) has eight attributes \(ABCDEFGH\). Fields of \(R\) contain only…

GATE · Computer Science · 2013

Relation \(R\) has eight attributes \(ABCDEFGH\). Fields of \(R\) contain only atomic values.

\(F={CH→G, A→BC, B→CFH, E→A, F→EG}\) is a set of functional dependencies (FDs) so that \(F^+\) is exactly the set of FDs that hold for \(R\).

How many candidate keys does the relation \(R\) have?

  1. A.

    3

  2. B.

    4

  3. C.

    5

  4. D.

    6

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Correct answer: B

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