Practice Questions Functional Dependency

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Module outline

  1. English Comprehension/Verbal Ability: Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Vocabulary, Sentence Correction (Error Correction), Sentence Completion (Fill in the blanks), Sentence Re-arrangements (Para Jumbles) (Narrative Sequencing), Subject Verb Agreement (Verb Noun Agreement), Tenses, Verb, Articles, Preposition, Conjunction, Pronoun, Noun, Adjectives, Adverb, Modals, Cloze Test (Cloze Passage), Active Passive Voice (Voice), Direct and Indirect Speech, Sentence Construction
  2. Logical Ability: Coding Decoding, Directions (Direction Test), Analogy, Inequality, Data Sufficiency, Series (Number and Letter Series) (Numerical Relations and Reasoning), Syllogisms, Seating Arrangements, Puzzle Solving (Puzzles), Blood Relations, Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Logical Deduction and Induction) (Prepositional Reasoning), Ranking, Order and Sequence, Logical Sequence Of Words, Data Arrangement, Venn Diagram, Calendar, Clock
  3. Quantitative Ability: Logarithm, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Profit and Loss, Speed Time and Distance, Mixture and Alligation, Partnership, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion (Ratios), Average, Time and Work, Pipe and Cistern, Number System, Divisibility Rules, HCF LCM, Algebra, Powers and Exponents (Surds and Indices), Mensuration and Geometry, Age Problems, Data Interpretation, Sequence and Series (Series)
  4. Basic Analytical Ability: Non Verbal Reasoning (Spatial Aptitude) (Spatial Reasoning) (Visual Reasoning), Analytical Reasoning (Counting Figures Reasoning), Cubes & Dices, Selection Decision Table (Decision Making)
  5. Computer Programming: Pseudo Codes, Coding Questions by Yash Sir, C Programming by Yash Sir, Programming in C++, Java, Python for Placements by Yash Sir
  6. DBMS (Computer Science): Basics of DBMS, ER Diagram, Relational Model & Functional Dependencies, Keys & Integrity Constraints, Normalization (1NF - BCNF), Transaction Management, Concurrency Control, Database Security & Authorization
  7. SQL (Computer Science): SQL
  8. OS (Computer Science): Introduction to OS, Process Management, CPU Scheduling, Deadlock, Process Synchronization, Threads & Process Creation, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, File Management
  9. Computer Networks (Computer Science): Introduction to CN, Data Communication, DLL: Access Control, DLL: Flow Control, DLL: Error Control, DLL: Framing, Data Link Layer - Ethernet, Net Layer: IPv4 & Proto, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Net Layer:Routing Protocol, Transport Layer Services, TL: Congestion & UDP, Application Layer, Hardware basics, Network Security
  10. Data Structures (Computer Science): Introduction to DS, Array, Stack, Queue, Linked List, Tree, Graphs, Hashing
  11. OOPs (Computer Science): Object Oriented Programming (OOPS)
  12. Software Engineering (Computer Science): Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Software Requirements and Quality Assurance, Software Design, Estimation and Metrics, Software Testing, Software Maintenance and Configuration Management
  13. SVAR Conversational - Spoken English: Communication Assessment
  14. HR Interview: MR & HR Interview Preparation
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The video lecture addresses a problem in database normalization involving the equivalence of two sets of functional dependencies, F and G, for a relation schema R(ABCDE). The instructor displays a table comparing the two sets. Set F includes the dependencies B -> CD, AD -> E, and B -> A. Set G includes B -> CDE, A -> BC, and AD -> E. The goal is to determine if F and G are equivalent. The instructor begins by calculating the closure of attributes under set F. He writes B+ = BCDE and (AD)+ = ABCDE on the board. He then checks if F covers G. He observes that B -> CDE in G is covered by B+ under F, and AD -> E is present in both. However, he notes that B -> A in F needs to be checked against G. He then switches to checking if G covers F. He calculates closures under G, writing B+ = BCDE, A+ = A, and (AD)+ = ADE. He identifies that A -> BC in G is not covered by F because A+ under F is just A. Similarly, B -> A in F is not covered by G because B+ under G is BCDE, which does not include A. He concludes that since neither set covers the other, F is not equivalent to G.

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  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The instructor introduces the problem statement 'Consider the following set of fd R(ABCDE)' and displays a table with columns F and G. He starts analyzing set F by calculating the closure of B, writing 'B+ = BCDE' on the board. He then calculates the closure of AD, writing '(AD)+ = ABCDE'. He begins checking if F covers G, noting that B -> CDE in G is implied by B+ under F. He also notes that AD -> E is common to both. He circles B -> A in F, indicating it needs verification against G. He writes 'F != G' initially but continues the analysis to verify the reverse direction.

  2. 2:00 – 3:07 02:00-03:07

    The instructor continues the analysis by checking if G covers F. He calculates closures under G, writing 'B+ = BCDE', 'A+ = A', and '(AD)+ = ADE' on the right side of the board. He circles A -> BC in G and notes that it is not covered by F since A+ under F is just A. He also circles B -> A in F and notes it is not covered by G since B+ under G is BCDE. He writes 'G != F' and finally concludes 'F != G' at the bottom, confirming the sets are not equivalent.

The lecture provides a step-by-step demonstration of how to test for equivalence between two sets of functional dependencies. By systematically computing attribute closures for both sets, the instructor identifies specific dependencies that are not implied by the other set. This method clearly shows that F and G are distinct sets, as neither is a subset of the other's closure, leading to the conclusion that they are not equivalent.

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