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Candidate key = Key = Minimal Superkey?

I got a little confused by all these keys. As I understand A key of a relational schema = The minimal subset of a superkey that is still a key = A candidate key Is this correct or not?
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Modify legacy table schemas that have no primary key

I've been tasked with updating our database (SQL Server 2008) so that every table in it has a proper primary key defined. Due to various reasons over the years we have somehow built up some legacy ...
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Optimised Schema for City-to-City Distance Table

This is my first question, forgive me if this question is simple. I'm stuck here, trying to implement the relations for the data represented below. I want to scale it vertically (new rows), instead of ...
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How many fields is too much for a primary key?

I am creating a table to store information about the placement of objects in a grid (game map). For example, I have a 10x10 grid and I want to store, in the database, that cell (5,5) has a blue box, ...
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How SQLite index ID (or line number)

SQLite is based on a flatfile, and store virtual tables in a flatfile (I think based on offset, correct me if I'm wrong). But how it index the Primary Key (ID), which I think is identical to line ...