Relational Database Design By Paul Litwin This paper was part of a presentation at a Microsoft TechEd conference in the mid-1990s. It was adapted from Microsoft Access 2 Developer’s Handbook‚ Sybex 1994‚ by Ken Getz‚ Paul Litwin and Greg Reddick. Reprinted with permission of the publisher. While the paper uses Microsoft Access (version 2) for the examples‚ the vast majority of the discussion applies to any database and holds up pretty well over 11 years after it was written. Overview Database design theory
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DATABASE SPECIFICATIONS 1. TABLE NAME : TBLGENDER FIELD NAME DATA TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT REFERENCES GID IntN/A PK‚ IDENTITY NONE GDESC Varchar6 NOT NULL NONE 2. TABLE NAME: TBLGRDLVL FIELD NAME DATA TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT REFERENCES GRDID IntN/A PRIMARY KEY‚IDENTITY NONE GRDLVLDESC VarChar15 NOT NULL NONE GRDSECTION Varchar15 NOT NULL NONE 3. TABLE NAME: TBLRANK FIELD NAME DATA TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT REFERENCES RANKID IntN/A PRIMARY KEY‚IDENTITY NONE RANKDESC Varchar20 NOT NULL NONE 4.
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We know that curb-appeal and beautiful gardens help sell a home but it’s not always easy to achieve these things with our busy schedules. Low-maintenance landscaping is great for sellers who are out of town or who don’t have the time to look after a property. Let’s start with the lawn itself. Grass can be very time-demanding‚ as it requires regular watering and mowing. If you neglect a grass lawn‚ it will give away your secret by turning browning or growing into a messy jungle. Clover and moss are
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Table: Similar to spreadsheet used to store data. 2. Queries: Method of extracting specific data 3. Forms: Element to modify and insert records into you databases 4. Reports: It contains raw data and allows the organization of information in an easy way. 5. Databases: collection of associated information 6. Relational databases: access databases in which more than one can share information. 7. Record: each row in a table. 8. Data Value: an item such as data‚ or such as a single phone number.
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The entity-relationship model (or ER model) is a way of graphically representing the logical relationships of entities (or objects) in order to create a database. entity type is a collection of entity instances sharing similar properties Strong Entity Vs Weak Entity An entity set that does not have sufficient attributes to form a primary key is termed as a weak entity set. An entity set that has a primary key is termed as strong entity set. A weak entity is existence dependent. That is the
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Two explanations on the maintenance of relationships One of the main theories for the maintenance of romantic relationships was created by Thibaut and Kelly in 1959‚ called the Social exchange theory. It views all relationship behaviour as a series of exchanges based on rewards‚ costs and profit. Each person attempts gain the most out of the relationship and lose the least. The exchange element occurs when individuals receive rewards and thus feel obliged to reciprocate‚ such as a person being hugged
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Introduction to Databases BDS: Connolly‚ Begg‚ Holowczak Pratt/Adamski Elmasri/Navathe (3rded.) Kroenke Book (7thed.) McFadden (5thed.) Mata-Toledo / Cushman Ch. 1 and 2 Ch. 1 Ch. 1 and 2 Chap. 1 and 2 Chap. 1 Schaum’s Outlines Ch. 1 Q: What is a Database ? Answer from BDS: A shared collection of logically related data and descriptions of that data‚ designed to meet the needs of na organization. Answer from Elmasri/Navathe: A Database (DB) is collection of related data - with the
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Book Title: Database Systems Concepts Title: Major Project Proposal Student Name: Fouad Khoury Student Number: 174833 Course Title: CS441 Date: 6th of March 2011 Project Name: Workplace Integrated Facility Management Solution (WIFMS) Summary Facilities and physical infrastructure management is a critical business function. Comprising 25 to 50 percent of a company’s fixed assets and operating costs‚ facilities and infrastructure are significant resources that must be efficiently managed
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Database Development Process 1. Define business processes Many database development efforts begin by defining the key business and/or operational processes within the organization Developers first create high-level models showing the major activity steps associated with marketing‚ sales‚ production‚ human resource management‚ public relations‚ research and development‚ and so on Taken together‚ these process maps represent an enterprise-wide model of the organization and its core 2. Determine
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Electrical System and Equipment MaintenanceElectrical System and Equipment Maintenance Introduction Electricity is the most widely used energy source in the hospitality industry. It is critical for the companies to develop a well-maintained electrical system in order to ensure the smooth operations. Besides‚ a good electrical system provides high quality of service to the guest and facilitates the staff working environment. Source of electricity‚ power distribution systems‚ control devices
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