Entity-relationship Diagram Exercises And Answers Pdf May 2026

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\vspace2cm \noindent\rule\textwidth0.5pt \textbfAnswer: \beginfigure[H] \centering \begintikzpicture[node distance=2cm, auto] \node[rectangle, draw] (dept) DEPARTMENT \\ \tiny dept\_no (PK) \\ name \\ budget; \node[rectangle, draw, below=2cm of dept] (emp) EMPLOYEE \\ \tiny emp\_ID (PK) \\ name \\ salary; entity-relationship diagram exercises and answers pdf

\draw (member) -- (borrows) node[midway, left] M; \draw (book) -- (borrows) node[midway, right] M; \endtikzpicture \captionLibrary ERD \endfigure \noindent Cardinality: Many-to-Many between MEMBER and BOOK via BORROWS. \begindocument \vspace2cm \noindent\rule\textwidth0

\textbfNotation: We use \textbfCrow's Foot notation. \beginitemize \item Entities: Rectangles \item Primary Key: Underlined attribute \item Relationships: Diamonds (or labeled lines) with crow's foot for many side. \item Cardinalities: 1 (one), M (many), (0,1) optional one, etc. \enditemize \item Cardinalities: 1 (one), M (many), (0,1) optional

% Better to use explicit relationship diamond for clarity \endtikzpicture \endfigure \noindent Alternative clear diagram: \beginfigure[H] \centering \begintikzpicture \node[rectangle, draw] (dept) DEPARTMENT; \node[rectangle, draw, below=2cm of dept] (emp) EMPLOYEE; \node[diamond, draw, left=1cm of dept] (works) WORKS\_IN; \node[diamond, draw, right=1cm of dept] (manages) MANAGES;