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Databases Illuminated, 4th Edition
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Databases Illuminated, 4th Edition

by Catherine M. Ricardo, Susan D. Urban, Karen C. Davis
March 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
682 pages
22h 58m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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2.3 Stages in Database Design

The process of analyzing the organization and its environment, developing a database model, and implementing that model requires an appropriate methodology. Traditional systems analysis provides a possible approach, but a staged database design approach offers a better solution. The database should be designed in such a way that it can evolve, changing to meet the future information needs of the organization. This evolution is possible when the designer develops a true conceptual model of the organization with the following characteristics:

  • Faithfully mirrors the operations of the organization

  • Is flexible enough to allow changes as new information needs arise

  • Supports many different user views

  • Is independent of ...

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