UNIT I Dhibiems
UNIT I Dhibiems
UNIT I Dhibiems
Entity-Relationship Model:
Basic concepts:
Entities: Real-world objects that can be identified and described.
Attributes: Characteristics or properties of entities.
Relationships: Associations between entities.
Design Issues:
Determining entities, attributes, and relationships.
Defining primary and foreign keys.
Identifying constraints and dependencies.
Mapping Constraints:
Specifies rules for mapping entity relationships to tables and columns in a relational
database.
Keys:
A primary key is a unique identifier for an entity.
A foreign key is a reference to a primary key in another entity.