Relational Databases Essential Training

Data Storage Problem - Organiza Data in a List

THE SOLUTION - Table structure

TABLE Strucutre Pros and Cons

 Attributes ca be added with additional columns

 New records can be added with additional rows
 Creates the need to store repetitive information
 Can`t easily accommodate special circumstances

The Definitive Solution Relatioanl Databases

The Relational Model

 Developed by data Scientist E.F. Codd

 ”A Relational Modle of Data for Large Shared Data Banks” publiched in 1970
 Separared the retrieval of information from its storage
 Defined Rules to Organize data across multiple related tables

What the CRUD?

RDBMS Tasks

 Create and modify the structure of the data

 Define tables and columna names
 Create Key-value columns créate relationships
 Manipulate data records and perform CRUD tasks
 Create new data records
 Read existing data
 Update data values
 Delete records

Additional RDBMS Tasks

 Perform scheduled backups

 Maintain redundant copies of the database
 Control and monitor user acces and permissions
 Create visual reports that incorpórate graphs

Interacting with an RDBMS

 Graphical interface
 SQL: Structured Query Language
RDBMS - Relational database management system used for creating and managing relational
databases

CRUD - Create, Read, Update and Delete data

SQL – Structured Query Languade, used to interact with the RDBMS

DATABASE TERMS