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P1 a3 drama club anomalies

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A school drama club stores all its data in one table, Casting.

student_idstudent_nameroleplay_titleplay_date
11PriyaNarratorThe Lighthouse2026-12-04
12TomKeeperThe Lighthouse2026-12-04
13InesFoxWinter Market2027-03-12
11PriyaBakerWinter Market2027-03-12
14OmarCaptainPaper Boats2027-05-20

(a) The Winter Market performance moves to 2027-03-19. Describe the update anomaly that can happen with this table. [2]

(b) Omar leaves the club and his record is deleted. Describe the deletion anomaly: what else the database loses, apart from Omar's own details. [1]

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