MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

SQL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a candidate key in MySQL?
A
Used to identify a column
B
Alias for foreign key
C
Alias for primary key
D
Used to uniquely identify a row
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Primary key, on the other hand, is the Candidate key chosen to uniquely identify rows in a database table.

Detailed explanation-2: -A characteristic or group of attributes that can uniquely identify a tuple is known as a candidate key in MySQL Keys.

Detailed explanation-3: -Candidate key is also a unique key to identify a record uniquely in a table. 2. Primary key column value cannot be NULL. Candidate key column can have NULL value.

Detailed explanation-4: -The primary key is used to identify a specific row in a table. The unique key is used to ensure that there is only one entry in a specific table.

Detailed explanation-5: -A candidate key SQL is a column or a set of columns that can qualify as a primary key in the database. There can be multiple SQL candidate keys in a database relation and each candidate can work as a primary key for the table.

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