Suggest three typical business situations where referential integrity avoids data problems.

What will be an ideal response?


Students might respond with examples similar to the following.
Referential integrity would avoid problems such as:
• Entering an order for a customer number that does not exist
• Deleting a customer who still has open orders pending
• Entering a part number in an order for a part that has not been entered in the system yet
• Entering a reservation code for a passenger who has not been entered in the system yet
• Registering a student for a course that has not been entered into the system yet
• Deleting a course that has students in it

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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