A Surrogate Key May Be Appropriate Under Which of the Following

question 42

Multiple Choice

A surrogate key may be appropriate under which of the following circumstances?

• A) The available candidate keys would produce a lot of data duplication when representing relationships.
• B) The primary key is numeric.
• C) The available candidate keys would be prone to typographical errors.
• D) The available candidate keys have little meaning to the users.
• E) Both A and C

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