March 2022
Intermediate to advanced
682 pages
22h 58m
English
An ER diagram can be easily converted to a relational model. Both entities and relationships must be represented in the relational schema. For example, to convert the University ER diagram to a relational model, refer to Chapter 3, Figure 3.13.
We begin with the entity sets.
The strong entity sets shown as rectangles become relations represented by base tables. The table name is the same as the entity name written inside the rectangle. For strong entity sets, noncomposite, single-valued attributes, represented by simple ovals, become attributes of the relation, or column headings of the table. The strong entity sets, Department, Student, and Faculty, can be represented initially ...