WGU Data-Management-Foundations Question Answer
Which property of an entity can become a column in a table?
Modality
Uniqueness
Attribute
Non-null values
Indatabase design,attributesof an entity becomecolumnsin a relational table.
Example Usage:
For anEmployee entity, attributes might include:
CREATE TABLE Employees (
EmployeeID INT PRIMARY KEY,
Name VARCHAR(50),
Salary DECIMAL(10,2),
DepartmentID INT
);
Eachattribute(e.g., Name, Salary) becomes acolumnin the table.
Why Other Options Are Incorrect:
Option A (Modality) (Incorrect):Describesoptional vs. mandatoryrelationships, not table structure.
Option B (Uniqueness) (Incorrect):Ensuresdistinct valuesbutis not a column property.
Option D (Non-null values) (Incorrect):Ensures thatcolumns must contain databut doesnot define attributes.
Thus, the correct answer isAttribute, as attributes of entities becometable columns.
TESTED 01 Jan 2026
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