Database Concepts

by Kroenke, David; Auer, David;

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0133544621

ISBN 13: 978-0-13354-462-6

Chapter 2 - The Relational Model - Review Questions - Page 107: 2.16

Answer

How do surrogate keys obtain their values? The values of a surrogate key are supplied automatically by the DBMS by randomly assigning a number when a row is created, and they never change.

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