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Database Design and Modeling

The process of designing and organizing a database to meet the needs of an application or organization, including entity-relationship diagrams, attributes, entity sets, relationships, constraints, keys, and extended E-R features

intermediate
5 hours
Computer Science
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Database design and modeling is a critical aspect of data management that involves creating a structured framework for storing and accessing data. By understanding key concepts such as entities, relationships, and normalization, learners can effectively design databases that are efficient and reliab...

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Key Terms

Entity
An object or concept about which data is stored.

Example: A 'Customer' entity in a sales database.

Attribute
A property or characteristic of an entity.

Example: The 'Name' and 'Email' of a customer.

Relationship
A connection between two entities.

Example: A 'Customer' places an 'Order'.

Primary Key
A unique identifier for a record in a table.

Example: CustomerID in a customer table.

Foreign Key
A field in one table that links to the primary key in another table.

Example: OrderID in an order table linking to CustomerID.

Normalization
The process of organizing data to minimize redundancy.

Example: Splitting a customer table into separate tables for customers and orders.

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Key Concepts

Entity-Relationship ModelNormalizationSchema DesignData Integrity