Describe how strong and weak entity types differ and provide an example of each.

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A strong entity type is an entity type that is not existence-dependent on some other entity type. Examples of strong entity types are Branch, Staff, and PropertyForRent.

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Discuss two approaches that can be used to validate that the relational schema is capable of supporting the required transactions.

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Dynamic HTML is a combination of ___________, __________, and _________________.

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

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Use stepwise refinement to design a program that finds the maximum value from among a list of data. Refine your design along the lines of the examples in Section 7-5 until you arrive at a version similar to example 6. Be sure your final design can handle a mixture of positive and negative data between the values +1000 and —1000.

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Which of the following statements about sequential searches is true?

A. The list must be in sequence (sorted). B. It is optimized for large lists. C. The search typically starts at the last element and words toward the beginning of the array. D. When the search target is not in the list, every element must be tested. E. It works only when the list is one of the integer types.

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