Section 1 - Instruction

You've learned about different storage architectures and the importance of normalization for operational databases. Now, let's practice applying these foundational concepts to real-world scenarios.

Engagement Message

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Section 2 - Practice

Type

Sort Into Boxes

Practice Question

Sort these business activities based on the type of system they require.

Labels

  • First Box Label: OLTP System
  • Second Box Label: Data Warehouse

First Box Items

  • Processing a credit card payment
  • Updating product inventory
  • Booking a flight

Second Box Items

  • Analyzing quarterly sales growth
  • Generating a customer churn report
  • Forecasting next year's revenue
Section 3 - Practice

Type

Multiple Choice

Practice Question

A startup is building an e-commerce site. For handling customer sign-ups and processing new orders, which database design principle is most critical to implement first?

A. Dimensional Modeling for analytics B. Normalization to ensure data integrity C. Columnar Storage for fast reporting D. Data Partitioning by customer region

Suggested Answers

  • A
  • B - Correct
  • C
  • D
Section 4 - Practice

Type

Fill In The Blanks

Markdown With Blanks

Let's complete the sentence about good database design.

To avoid [[blank:data redundancy]], we separate customer information into a table and link it to the table using a [[blank:foreign key]].

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