The database schema is `Studentcourses(Student_Id, Student_Name, Course_Id, Course_Name, Instructor_Name)`. This table is not in normal form, leading to anomalies.An insertion anomaly occurs when an attempt to insert new data for one entity requires inserting redundant data for another entity. In this case, if we want to introduce a new course "XYZ123" but no students are enrolled yet, we cannot insert the course information without having a student associated with it. If we try to insert the course, we would need a `Student_Id` and `Student_Name` to fill those columns, which doesn't make sense if no students are enrolled. This forces us to either leave the `Student_Id` and `Student_Name` blank (if allowed, which is bad design) or create a dummy student record just to add the course, leading to redundant and meaningless data.An updation anomaly would occur if changing course information (e.g., instructor name) for a student enrolled in that course required updating it in multiple places, and failure to update all instances would lead to inconsistencies. This is possible in this schema.A deletion anomaly would occur if deleting a student's record also deleted course information that might be needed or if deleting a course enrollment deleted course information that should persist. This is also possible.A view anomaly is related to how data can be retrieved and doesn't directly apply to the problem of inserting new data for a course with no enrollments.However, the question specifically asks about the problem encountered when a new course is introduced with no students enrolled. The most direct and problematic consequence of this scenario, given the denormalized schema, is the inability to insert the course information without violating data integrity or requiring dummy data. This is a classic example of an insertion anomaly.
Consider a database table - Studentcourses(Student_Id, Student_Name, Course_Id, Course_Name, Instructor_Name) If a new course "XYZ123" is required to be introduced but none of the students have enrolled for it yet then which amongst the following problems will the database face? - Updation anomaly - View anomaly - Deletion anomaly - Insertion anomaly - Question not attempted
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