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Which of the following statements is true about PRIMARY keys and UNIQUE keys?Multiple options may be correctThere can be multiple UNIQUE keys but only one PRIMARY keyOnly the PRIMARY key column gets indexed automaticallyBoth are non-nullable

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Which of the following statements is true about PRIMARY keys and UNIQUE keys?Multiple options may be correctThere can be multiple UNIQUE keys but only one PRIMARY keyOnly the PRIMARY key column gets indexed automaticallyBoth are non-nullable

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  1. "There can be multiple UNIQUE keys but only one PRIMARY key" - This statement is true. In a database, a table can have multiple UNIQUE keys, which ensure that all values in a column are different. However, there can only be one PRIMARY key, which uniquely identifies each record in the table.

  2. "Only the PRIMARY key column gets indexed automatically" - This statement is also true. When a PRIMARY key is defined, the database management system automatically creates a unique index on the primary key column(s). This is not the case for UNIQUE keys; while they enforce uniqueness, they do not automatically create an index (although many DBMS do this for performance reasons).

  3. "Both are non-nullable" - This statement is partially true. PRIMARY keys are non-nullable, meaning they must have a value and cannot be set to NULL. UNIQUE keys, on the other hand, can contain NULL values, unless specified otherwise. So, while PRIMARY keys are always non-nullable, UNIQUE keys are not necessarily so.

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