What is database normalization?
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Answer / koti-khammam
It is the process of removing redundancy(repeated data) by
splitting the tables into smaller tables.
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Answer / anirudh
Normalization is breaking the database into different
tables and defining a relationship between them.
Objective is to isolate the data so that additions and
deletions can be made in one table and propagated to other
tables through relationships.
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Answer / shruti
Normalization is the process of breaking tables of a
database into smaller tables and defining relations between
them to make them more flexible, efficient and to remove the
modification anamolies from the database.
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Answer / kranthi
Normalization is the process of structuring relational
database schema such that most ambiguity is removed. The
stages of normalization are referred to as normal forms and
progress from the least restrictive (First Normal Form)
through the most restrictive (Fifth Normal Form).
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Answer / dr. tawfik khattab
Normalization is the process of efficiently organizing data
in a database.
The goals of the normalization process asfollows:
1- Eliminating redundant data
2- Ensuring data total dependence on the Pk or on the
Composite PK
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Answer / padmapriya
Noramalization is process of breaking the information into
well defined tables which should follow some rules. There
are 5 Normal forms available. Each one having a separate
rule.
1NF-Avoid redundant data
2NF-All coulms except primary key column should be related
to the primary key column
3NF,4NF and 5NF - I'dont remember , if any one knows please
reply
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Normalize the data from the detabase.It reduces by the
normalisation rule like(there are 4 normalization rule and
BCNF)
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