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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