The FOREIGN KEY constraint should be added to which table?

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The question asks where a FOREIGN KEY constraint should be added in a typical parent–child relationship.
Option A claims the constraint belongs to the parent table. In relational design, the parent table is the one referenced by the foreign key, not the table containing the foreign key itself, so this is incorrect.
Option B suggests adding a foreign key to a table without a primary key. A primary key is typically required (or a candidate key) to uniquely identify rows that can be referenced, and this option describes an illogical scenario, making it incorrect.
Option C states the constraint should be added to the child table in a parent–child relationship. This aligns with the standard design: the child table holds the foreign key that references the parent table’s primary key, establishing the link between the two tables. This is the correct reasoning for where the foreign key resides.
Option D says the constraint goes to the table representing the "one" side of a one-to-many relationship. While the "one" side participates in the relationship, the foreign key actually resides on the many side (the child table) to reference the one side; thus this option is imprecise and misleading, making it incorrect.

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The FOREIGN KEY constraint should be added to which table?

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