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Chapter 2Exploring Relational Database Components

Key Skills & Concepts

Logical/Physical Database Design Components

This chapter explores the conceptual, logical, and physical components that make up the relational model. Conceptual database design involves studying and modeling the data in a technology-independent manner. The conceptual data model that results can be theoretically implemented on any database or even on a flat file system. The person who performs conceptual database design is often called a ...

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