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Assignment (Solution) Operators in Relational Algebra

The document provides a series of relational algebra exercises involving basic operators such as projection, selection, union, set difference, rename, and Cartesian product using two database tables: Student and Department. Each question includes specific tasks with corresponding relational algebra expressions. The document also illustrates the expected results for certain operations, such as the Cartesian product of students and departments.

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Assignment (Solution) Operators in Relational Algebra

The document provides a series of relational algebra exercises involving basic operators such as projection, selection, union, set difference, rename, and Cartesian product using two database tables: Student and Department. Each question includes specific tasks with corresponding relational algebra expressions. The document also illustrates the expected results for certain operations, such as the Cartesian product of students and departments.

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Assignment (Solution): Basic Operators in Relational Algebra

Database Tables

Table 1: Student Table 2: Department

StuID Name Age DeptID DeptID DeptName Location

S1 Ali 21 D1 D1 Computer Science Lahore

S2 Sara 19 D2 D2 Information Tech Karachi

S3 Ahmed 22 D1 D3 Electrical Engg Lahore

S4 Fatima 20 D3

S5 Hassan 23 D2

Q1. (Projection Operator π)


Write relational algebra expressions to:

1. Display only the names of all students.

Expression: π Name (Student)

2. Show the DeptName of all departments without repetition.

Expression: π DeptName (Department)

Q2. (Selection Operator σ)

Write relational algebra expressions to:

1. Find details of students who are older than 20.

Expression: σ Age>20 (Student)

2. List all departments located in “Lahore”.

Expression: σ Location=′Lahore′ (Department)

Q3. (Union Operator ∪)

Suppose we create two separate relations from the Student table:

• CS_Students = Students in Department D1

• IT_Students = Students in Department D2

Write a relational algebra expression to find all students who are either in CS or IT departments.

Expression: σ DeptID=′D1′ (Student) ∪ σ DeptID=′D2′ (Student)

Q4. (Set Difference Operator −)

Using the CS_Students and IT_Students relations above, find students who are in CS but not in IT.

Expression: σ DeptID=′D1′ (Student) – σ DeptID=′D2′ (Student)

Q5. (Rename Operator ρ)

Write relational algebra expressions to:

1. Rename the Student relation to Learner.


Expression: ρ Learner (Student)

2. Rename the attribute Name in Student relation to FullName.

Expression: ρ Student(StuID,FullName,Age,DeptID) (Student)

3. Rename DeptName in Department table to DepartmentTitle.

Expression: ρ Department(DeptID,DepartmentTitle,Location) (Department)

Q6. (Cartesian Product ×)

Write a relational algebra expression to list all possible combinations of students and departments.

Expression:

Student × Department

Evaluate: every student paired with every department → 5×3=15 tuples.

Result (showing S.DeptID and D.DeptID to avoid confusion):

StuID Name Age S.DeptID D.DeptID DeptName Location


S1 Ali 21 D1 D1 Computer Science Lahore
S1 Ali 21 D1 D2 Information Tech Karachi

S1 Ali 21 D1 D3 Electrical Engg Lahore

S2 Sara 19 D2 D1 Computer Science Lahore


S2 Sara 19 D2 D2 Information Tech Karachi

S2 Sara 19 D2 D3 Electrical Engg Lahore


S3 Ahmed 22 D1 D1 Computer Science Lahore
S3 Ahmed 22 D1 D2 Information Tech Karachi

S3 Ahmed 22 D1 D3 Electrical Engg Lahore


S4 Fatima 20 D3 D1 Computer Science Lahore

S4 Fatima 20 D3 D2 Information Tech Karachi

S4 Fatima 20 D3 D3 Electrical Engg Lahore


S5 Hassan 23 D2 D1 Computer Science Lahore

S5 Hassan 23 D2 D2 Information Tech Karachi

S5 Hassan 23 D2 D3 Electrical Engg Lahore

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