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Yes. You can sort on any attribute or combination of attributes in a table (in SQL using the "order by" clause). Of course the sort is only as good as the "uniqueness" of the attribute you sort on, hence a combination of attributes may be helpful.
A primary key is, by definition, unique across all rows in the table.
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What is the primary key for the properties table?
Primary key is to set property ID as the primary key for the properties table.
What is A field that uniquely identifies a particular record in a table called?
A field that uniquely identifies a particular record in a table is called a primary key. The field or fields on which records are sorted is called the sort key.
Can a primary key refer to a whole table?
No, a primary key do not refers to the whole table .A primary key refers to a field in the table that is not null and unique.
What is the difference between a Primary Key and a Secondary Key?
A Primary Key is a unique identifier for each record in a database table and is used to enforce entity integrity. A Secondary Key is a non-unique index that is used for querying and organizing data efficiently but does not have the constraint of uniqueness.
Why must the primary key of a parent table be determined before the foreign key in the child table?
Because the foreign key is copied from the primary key of the parent table
Is it necessarily that a foreign key is primary key in other table?
It is not mandatory that is must be a primary key but it must be a unique key in the other table.
What does the term foreign key mean in databases?
The foreign key is used as a reference in a table to the primary key of another table. For example: consider a table employee with id(primary key), name, address,department_id(foreign key) as its fields.Another table department with fields department_id(primary key) and dept_name. So, department_id is primary key in department table and foreign key in employee table.
Can a primary key be a foreign key?
Yes, a primary key can also be a foreign key. This is known as a composite key, where one or more columns in a table are both primary keys for that table and also act as foreign keys linking to another table.
How a primary key is fixed in a sql table?
A primary key field in a sql table is created using the PRIMARY KEY keyword. ex: CREATE TABLE tbl_employee ( emp_num VARCHAR(10), emp_name VARCHAR(100), PRIMARY KEY (emp_num)) The above script creates a table called tbl_employee and sets the emp_num field as the primary key
What is primery key?
primary key is a column or set of columns (called composite primary key ) that identify the table & make every table unique .value of a primary key can not duplicated & can not be NULL .
How many primary keys can be in one table?
A table can have only one primary key, which uniquely identifies each record within that table. However, this primary key can consist of multiple columns, known as a composite primary key. The primary key ensures that no two rows have the same values in the specified key columns.
Can super key be as primary key?
I think super key is treated as the primary key because in a table their will be only one primary key.
