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Database Models: By: Marilou M. Pangilinan

The document discusses database models and provides details about the relational model. It gives examples of common database tables including customer, DVD rental, copy, title, and distributor tables. Each table has attributes and primary keys. The relational model uses a table-based format and determines how data can be stored, organized, and manipulated in a database. It provides advantages like structural independence and improved query capability but also disadvantages like hardware overhead.

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Database Models: By: Marilou M. Pangilinan

The document discusses database models and provides details about the relational model. It gives examples of common database tables including customer, DVD rental, copy, title, and distributor tables. Each table has attributes and primary keys. The relational model uses a table-based format and determines how data can be stored, organized, and manipulated in a database. It provides advantages like structural independence and improved query capability but also disadvantages like hardware overhead.

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DATABASE

MODELS
By: Marilou M. Pangilinan
DATABASE MODEL
A database model is a type of data
model that determines the logical
structure of a database and
fundamentally determines in which
manner data can be stored, organized
and manipulated. The most popular
example of a database model is the
relational model, which uses a table-
based format.
CUSTOMER TABLE

CustID CustName CustPhone CustAddress

33091 Jill Bronson 322-4907 203 Oak Dr

3599 John Smith 322-4557 519 Devot St.

3601 John Solik 342-0071 554 Spring Dr

36024 Jane Federow 322-7339 101 Jeff St

PRIMARY KEY
COMPOSITE PRIMARY KEY

DVD RENTAL TABLE

CustID CopyNum Date Rented Date Returned

3599 4452-1 4-01-18 4-03-18

3602 4780-3 4-03-18

3604 5322-1 4-04-18 4-08-18


COPY TABLE

CopyNum TableNum

4452-1 4452

4780-3 4452

5322-1 5312

7662-1 5312

7662-2 7662
TITLE TABLE

TitleNum Title Category DistribNum RentPrice

4452 Enter the Martial 277 P 250


dragon Arts
5312 The Ring II Thriller 305 P 300

7662 Star Wars Sci-Fi 589 P 400


Distributor Table

DistribNum DistribName Phone

277 HK Corp 488-2881

305 Columbia 467-9981


Books

589 Lucas Films 487-9920


ADVANTAGES OF RELATIONAL
MODEL

• STRUCTURAL INDEPENDENCE
• IMPROVED CONCEPTUAL
SIMPLICITY
• WISER DATABASE DESIGN,
IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT
AND USE
• AD HOC QUERY CAPABILITY
• POWERFUL DATABASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
DISADVANTAGES OF
RELATIONAL MODEL

• SUBSTANTIAL HARDWARE AND


SYSTEM SOFTWARE OVERHEAD
• CAN FACILITATE POOR DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION
• MAY PROMOTE “ISLANDS OF
INFORMATION” PROBLEMS

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