Data Architecture

21. Object and Object/Relational Databases

Object Oriented Data Architecture

In order to cover the subject of object and object/relational databases, there must be a thorough understanding of the concepts involved in object oriented architecture. Then some of the components of the extended entity relationship diagramming method can be examined. This fosters and includes concepts that will support both the object model and the relational model and their respective design processes. In this chapter the overall design of the object database will not be discussed, but some of the concepts that go into the design and development of the models will be. Object oriented architecture is based on the principle of recursive design. That is, it can be addressed ...