Define candidate key, alternate key, composite key?

Answer Posted / zulfiqar ali

ANSWER 22.. 1 A candidate key is the combination of one or
more attributes which is used to identify records uniquely a
candidate can be selected as a primary key.

2 A key which is not selected is called Alternate key.
3 combination of attributes is called composite key.

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