A file is organized so that the ordering of data records is the same as or close to the ordering of data entries in some index. Then that index is called

Consider an Entity-Relationship (ER) model in which entity sets E₁ and E₂ are connected by an m : n relationship R₁₂. E₁ and E₃ are connected by a 1 : n (1 on the side of E₁ and n on the side of E₃) relationship R₁₃.

E₁ has two single-valued attributes a₁₁ and a₁₂ of which a₁₁ is the key attribute. E₂ has two single-valued attributes a₂₁ and a₂₂ of which a₂₁ is the key attribute. E₃ has two single-valued attributes a₃₁ and a₃₂ of which a₃₁ is the key attribute. The relationships do not have any attributes.

If a relational model is derived from the above ER model, then the minimum number of relations that would be generated if all the relations are in 3NF is _______.

The binary operator $$ \ne $$ is defined by the following truth table.

p	q	p$$ \ne $$q
0	0	0
0	1	1
1	0	1
1	1	0

Which one of the following is true about the binary operator $$ \ne $$?

A positive edge-triggered D flip-flop is connected to a positive edge-triggered JK flip-flop as follows. The Q output of the D flip-flop is connected to both the J and K inputs of the JK flip-flop, while the Q output of the JK flip-flop is connected to the input of the D flip-flop. Initially, the output of the D flip-flop is set to logic one and the output of the JK flip-flop is cleared. Which one of the following is the bit sequence (including the initial state) generated at the Q output of the JK flip-flop when the flip-flops are connected to a free-running common clock? Assume that J = K = 1 is the toggle mode and J = K = 0 is the state-holding mode of the JK flip-flop. Both the flip-flops have non-zero propagation delays.