DBMS ASSIGNMENT 1
Nemish Mogra
SY 11
Roll. No 25
AIM : Design an E-R diagram for a library management system to handle books, members, and
transactions.
Entities:
Book: Attributes include Book_ID, Title, Author, Publisher, Year_Published.
Member: Attributes include Member_ID, Name, Membership_Date, Address.
Transaction: Attributes include Transaction_ID, Issue_Date, Return_Date.
Relationships: Borrows: Links Members and Books with attributes Issue_Date and Return_Date
Exercises:
1) Draw an E-R diagram for an online retail store. The store sells products. Each product belongs to a
category, and a product can have multiple variations (like color or size). Customers place orders, and
each order can contain multiple products. Each customer can place multiple orders
Entities with Attributes
Product – Product_ID , Name, Price, Description
Category – Category_ID , Category_Name
Variation – Variation_ID , Color, Size, Stock
Customer – Customer_ID, Name, Email, Phone, Address
Order – Order_ID , Order_Date, Total_Amount, Status
Relations:
Customer to Order -> Places
Category to product -> Chooses
Category to variation -> Chooses
2) Draw an E-R diagram for a real estate agency. The agency lists properties for sale. Each property has an
owner, and each owner can own multiple properties. Buyers can express interest in multiple
properties. Each property can have multiple interested buyers. Agents facilitate the sale of properties
Entities with attributes
1. Property – Property_ID ,Address, Price, Type
2. Owner –Name, Contact, Address
3. Buyer –Name, Contact, Budget
4. Agent – Agent_ID , Name, Contact, Commission
Relationships:
Owner to property -> owns
Agent to Buyer -> sells
Buyer to owner -> Purchases
3) Construct an E-R diagram for a car-insurance company whose customers own one or more cars each.
Each car has associated with it zero to any number of recorded accidents.
Entities with attributes
1. Customer –Name, Address, Phone
2. Car –License_No, Model, Year
3. Accident –Date, Location, Description
Relationships:
Customer to car -> owns
Car to accident -> has
4) Explain different types of attributes with the help of notions used to represent it
Simple Attribute – Single oval → Cannot be divided further (e.g., Age).
Composite Attribute – Oval with sub-ovals → Can be split into parts (e.g., Name → First, Last).
Derived Attribute – Dashed oval → Obtained from other attributes (e.g., Age from DOB).
Multivalued Attribute – Double oval → Can have multiple values (e.g., Phone Numbers). Key
Attribute – Oval with underline → Uniquely identifies an entity (e.g., Student_ID).
FAQs
1. What are the advantages of DBMS over an additional file system?
Data Redundancy Control – Avoids duplicate data.
Data Consistency – Ensures accuracy across system.
Data Security – Provides access control & authentication.
Data Sharing – Multiple users can access simultaneously.
Backup & Recovery – Automatic recovery from failures.
Better Query Processing – SQL support for faster access.
2. Explain the terms table and record in a database.
Table – Collection of related data in rows & columns (like a spreadsheet).
Record – A single row in a table representing one entity instance.
3.Find out databases used for following applications.
Twitter – PostgreSQL, Manhattan (custom).
Facebook – MySQL, RocksDB.
Amazon / Flipkart – DynamoDB, Aurora, MySQL.
AADHAR Card – MySQL, MongoDB, Hadoop (for massive data).
