WGU Data Management - Foundations Exam - Topic 5 Question 9 Discussion

In database design, attributes of an entity become columns in a relational table.

Example Usage:

For an Employee entity, attributes might include:

CREATE TABLE Employees (

EmployeeID INT PRIMARY KEY,

Name VARCHAR(50),

Salary DECIMAL(10,2),

DepartmentID INT

);

Each attribute (e.g., Name, Salary) becomes a column in the table.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

Option A (Modality) (Incorrect): Describes optional vs. mandatory relationships, not table structure.

Option B (Uniqueness) (Incorrect): Ensures distinct values but is not a column property.

Option D (Non-null values) (Incorrect): Ensures that columns must contain data but does not define attributes.

Thus, the correct answer is Attribute, as attributes of entities become table columns.