Hour 4. The Normalization Process

In this hour, you learn the process of taking a raw database and breaking it into logical units called tables. This process is referred to as normalization.

The advantages and disadvantages of both normalization and denormalization of a database are discussed, as well as data integrity versus performance issues that pertain to normalization.

The highlights of this hour include

  • What normalization is

  • Benefits of normalization

  • Advantages of denormalization

  • Normalization techniques

  • Guidelines of normalization

  • The three normal forms

  • Database design

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