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Lesson 4 Relational Data Model

The document outlines the structure and components of the Relational Data Model, emphasizing the organization of data in tables and the relationships between them. It defines key concepts such as primary keys, foreign keys, cardinality, and various data types, as well as formatting and input masks for data entry. The objectives include illustrating the relational model's structure, creating tables, and understanding different keys used in the model.

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Lesson 4 Relational Data Model

The document outlines the structure and components of the Relational Data Model, emphasizing the organization of data in tables and the relationships between them. It defines key concepts such as primary keys, foreign keys, cardinality, and various data types, as well as formatting and input masks for data entry. The objectives include illustrating the relational model's structure, creating tables, and understanding different keys used in the model.

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RELATIONAL

DATA MODEL
Objectives:
-Illustrate the structure of the
relational model.
-Create tables using design
view.
-Discover different keys used
in the
Relational model.
Data Model – an abstract way of describing how
data are organized.
Relational Data Model – data Model where data
are arranged in tables that are connected by
links (considered as relationships).
Relationship – link or connection between two
entities in a relational database.
Primary Key – field or set of fields that uniquely
identify a record in a table
Foreign Key – field in a table that corresponds to
the primary key column of another table.
Cardinality – The number of records that can be
related to each other.
Composite key – a key that is composed of two or
more attributes.
Data Type –Indicates the kind of values a
field can contain.

Text – up to 255 letters, Ole Object – pictures, sounds


numbers, symbols or spaces
Memo – a large text field, can Hyperlink – path to a file or a
contain up to 65,535 such document
characters
Number – any numeric value Lookup Wizard – initiates a
dialog to create a field that
displays a drop-down list of
acceptable values
Date and Time – date and time
values
Currency – holding monetary
value
Auto Number – unique numbers
generated by MS access
Yes/No – can have only one of
Format – Dictates how data in a field
will be defined. Fields of type number or
date have predefined formats which can
be selected.
A – place this in a position where an
alphanumeric character must appear.
a – place this in a position where an alphanumeric
character may or not appear.
< - to make all letters become small letters.
> - to capitalize all letters.
INPUT MASK – serves as a guide and
control for date entry. There is an input
mask wizard for text and date fields. You
can use the following symbols in creating
an input mask.
0 – requires a digit from 0-9 to be entered
9 – accepts a digit or space
# - accepts a digit, space or sign (+ or -)
L – L requires a letter to be entered
A – accepts any letter or digit
C – accepts any letter, digit or symbol
< - converts all letters to small letters
> - converts all letters to capital letters

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