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SYSTEM
DB
Levels of Abstraction
External External External
Many external schemata, Schema 1 Schema Schema 3
2
single conceptual(logical)
schema and physical Conceptual Schema
schema.
◦ External schemata describe how Physical Schema
users see the data.
ABHISHEK MATHUR 6
Hierarchical Model
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A
B C
D E F C1 C2
D1 F1 F2
ABHISHEK MATHUR
MBA IST YEAR
JODHPUR INSTITUTE OF
MANAGEMENT 7
Network Model
☝
Company Customer
1 1 1
M M M
Product Invoice Payment
1 1
M M
InvoiceLine
ABHISHEK MATHUR
MBA IST
YEAR 8
Relational Model 1
studentsInDept()
inherit
Grad
Student
ABHISHEK MATHUR 10
Object/Relational Model
Relational
Model
Object-oriented
Model
Object-relational
Model
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ABHISHEK MATHUR
MBA IST YEAR
* material from: http://www.ktdata.co.kr/ktdata/kthome7/zeus_5.htm
JODHPUR INSTITUTE
OF MANAGEMENT 11
DATA ENTRY – ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS
Barcode scanners
USB or
Wireless attached to a
Palm or Pocket PC
Pocket PC
WiFi 802.11g, Bluetooth
Wireless networks (real-
time on demand systems)