Discuss GAQM CBAF-001 Exam Topic 2 Question 49

An analyst has discovered that a company wishes to hold information about departments and employees. A department may have many employees in it, but each employee can, at any one time, only work in one department. There is no requirement to store historical information. However, there are currently eight departments and over one hundred employees. How would this relationship be shown on an Entity Relationship diagram?

AAs (8 .. 100) at the Department end of the relationship.

BAs a many-to-many between Department and Employee.

CAs a one-to-one between Department and Employee.

DAs a one-to-many between Departmentand Employee.

Suggested Answer: A

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38 comments · newest first

Jamal 11 months ago

Just 8 departments and 100+ employees? That's a lot of people per department!

Rolf 11 months ago

Option A is misleading; it should be D for sure.

Misty 11 months ago

Wait, why isn't it many-to-many? That seems odd.

Broderick 12 months ago

I agree, option D makes the most sense here.

Yolando 12 months ago

It's definitely a one-to-many relationship!

Van 12 months ago

I’m a bit confused about the many-to-many option; it doesn’t seem to fit since each employee is only in one department.

Nelida 1 year ago

This question feels similar to the practice problems we did on relationships; I think the answer is D.

Jess 1 year ago

I think it might be a one-to-many relationship, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the right terminology.

German 1 year ago

I remember we discussed that a department can have many employees, so it can't be one-to-one.

Britt 1 year ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. The question mentions there's no requirement to store historical information, so I'm not sure if a one-to-many is the right approach. Maybe a one-to-one would be better since each employee is only associated with one department at a time?

Kristian 1 year ago

Okay, let me think this through. Since each employee can only work in one department at a time, but a department can have multiple employees, I agree with Lindsay that a one-to-many relationship is the way to go here. The cardinality would be (1 .. 1) at the Employee end and (1 .. 8) at the Department end.

Noble 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The question mentions that there are 8 departments and over 100 employees, so I'm not sure if a one-to-many would be the right approach. Maybe a many-to-many would be better to capture the relationship?

Lindsay 1 year ago

This seems pretty straightforward. I think the relationship between Department and Employee would be a one-to-many, since each employee can only work in one department at a time, but a department can have multiple employees.

Oneida 1 year ago

I'm not too familiar with FSC, so I'll need to do some research on the different features and capabilities. Hopefully I can figure out the right solution for this scenario.

Lenna 1 year ago

Okay, let me think this through. The question is asking about clearing the KV store, so I'm guessing the answer is likely one of the "clear" or "delete" commands. I'll eliminate the options that don't seem relevant, like "clean" and "reinitialize".

Alton 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know Splunk has various settings for managing data retention, but I'm not totally clear on the specific ones needed here. I'll have to think it through carefully.

Alisha 1 year ago

I feel pretty confident about this. The cluster master doesn't have to be different from the singleton master, and it doesn't have to be started with the node manager. I'll double-check the other options, though.

Cherelle 1 year ago

This seems like a straightforward question about the most important consideration for management when addressing authentication control weaknesses. I think the impact on the organization's risk profile is the key factor they would want to understand.

Tesha 1 year ago

Ah, the age-old conundrum of departments and employees. If only they had a special room for this kind of thing, we could call it the 'Department of Human Resources'!

Rodolfo 1 year ago

↳ replying to Tesha

C) As a one-to-one between Department and Employee.

Sharee 1 year ago

↳ replying to Tesha

B) As a many-to-many between Department and Employee.

Ilene 1 year ago

↳ replying to Tesha

A) As (8 .. 100) at the Department end of the relationship.

Jules 2 years ago

Hmm, let's see. Many departments, one employee per department. Sounds like a one-to-many relationship to me. Option D is the way to go, folks!

Bettina 1 year ago

↳ replying to Jules

Definitely Option D. It matches the criteria of one department having multiple employees.

Juliann 1 year ago

↳ replying to Jules

I'm leaning towards Option D as well. It fits the description of the relationship.

Gilma 1 year ago

↳ replying to Jules

Yeah, I agree. Option D makes the most sense in this scenario.

Carlee 1 year ago

↳ replying to Jules

I think it's a one-to-many relationship too. Option D seems like the best choice.

Juliann 2 years ago

This is a straightforward question. The given information clearly indicates a one-to-many relationship between Department and Employee. Option D is the way to go.

Valentin 1 year ago

↳ replying to Juliann

I agree, option D is the correct choice in this case.

Margarita 1 year ago

↳ replying to Juliann

I think the relationship should be shown as a one-to-many between Department and Employee.

Tayna 2 years ago

Option D is the correct answer. The relationship between Department and Employee is one-to-many, as each department can have many employees, but each employee can only work in one department at a time.

Anglea 1 year ago

↳ replying to Tayna

It's important to represent it accurately in the Entity Relationship diagram.

Carylon 1 year ago

↳ replying to Tayna

Exactly, it's a common relationship in database design.

Casie 1 year ago

↳ replying to Tayna

That makes sense, each department can have many employees.

Lindsey 2 years ago

↳ replying to Tayna

D) As a one-to-many between Department and Employee.

Francine 2 years ago

I disagree. I believe it should be shown as a many-to-many between Department and Employee, as a department can have many employees and an employee can work in multiple departments.

Francisca 2 years ago

I agree with Buck. Each employee can only work in one department, so it makes sense to have a one-to-many relationship.

Buck 2 years ago

I think the relationship should be shown as a one-to-many between Department and Employee.

GAQM CBAF-001 Exam - Topic 2 Question 49 Discussion