Chapter 1The Relational Database Structure

Introduction

In this chapter you will learn about the structure of the relational database. You will also learn about database modeling and a database design technique called normalization. Read over the chapter definitions before you begin.

Definitions

Attribute — The characteristics of an entity.

Client — A single-user computer that interfaces with a multiple-user server.

Client/server database system — A database system that divides processing between client computers for data input and output, and a database server, used for data inquiries and manipulations.

Column — A field within a table.

Data modeling — The process of organizing and documenting the data that will be stored in a database.

Database — ...

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