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Theory Assignment - Top Sheet

Class Section Semester

Student’s Registration Number
B THIRD
ADPCS-023A21-17 ADP-CS

Course Title Course Code

DATABASE SYSTEM

Student's Full Name

USAMA AHMAD

Assign Date: Submission Deadline:

04-11-2022 13-11-2022

Course Teacher Name

SIR NOUMAN FAROOQ

Class Assignment No. Assignment Details: CLO/PLO

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2 Part 1

Classify the following attributes of an Entity type EMPLOYEE

(CLO 3) (PLO 3)

EmployeeId
EmployeeHobby
EmployeePassword

Part 2

Design/Draw an ERD in Information Engineering Style as per

Conceptual Data Modeling of the following above Entity type along with
the given Attributes in Part 1. (CLO 3) (PLO 3)

Part 3

Is it possible to further transform the following abovecreated ERD in

Part 2 as per Logical Data Modeling?
If Yes; Than Design a transformed ERD in Information Engineering
Standard.

(PLO 3)

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Part 1
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Classify the following attributes of an Entity type EMPLOYEE

ANSWER

Attributes in ER Diagram-
 Attributes are the descriptive properties which are owned by each entity of
an Entity Set.
 There exist a specific domain or set of values for each attribute from where the
attribute can take its values.

Types of Attributes-
 
In ER diagram, attributes associated with an entity set may be of the following types-
 

 
1. Simple attributes
2. Composite attributes
3. Single valued attributes
4. Multi valued attributes
5. Derived attributes
6. Key attributes
 

1. Simple Attributes-
 
Simple attributes are those attributes which can not be divided further.
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Example-
 

 
Here, all the attributes are simple attributes as they can not be divided further.

2. Composite Attributes-
 
Composite attributes are those attributes which are composed of many other simple
attributes.
 

Example-
 

 
Here, the attributes “Name” and “Address” are composite attributes as they are
composed of many other simple attributes.
 

3. Single Valued Attributes-

 
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Single valued attributes are those attributes which can take only one value for a given
entity from an entity set.
 

Example-
 

 
Here, all the attributes are single valued attributes as they can take only one specific
value for each entity.
 

4. Multi Valued Attributes-

 
Multi valued attributes are those attributes which can take more than one value for a
given entity from an entity set.
 

Example-
 

 
Here, the attributes “Mob_no” and “Email_id” are multi valued attributes as they can take
more than one values for a given entity.
 
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5. Derived Attributes-
 
Derived attributes are those attributes which can be derived from other attribute(s).
 

Example-
 

 
Here, the attribute “Age” is a derived attribute as it can be derived from the attribute
“DOB”.
 

6. Key Attributes-
 
Key attributes are those attributes which can identify an entity uniquely in an entity set.
 

Example-
 

 
Here, the attribute “Roll_no” is a key attribute as it can identify any student uniquely.
 

Classification of attributes
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key

simple
stored

EmployeeId

require
d
single

Non-
key

simple
stored
EmployeeHobby

optiona
l Multi
valued

Non-
key
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simple
stored
Employeepassword

require
d Single
valued

Part 3

Is it possible to further transform the following abovecreated ERD in Part 2 as per Logical
Data Modeling?
If Yes; Than Design a transformed ERD in Information Engineering Standard

Answer
A logical data model (LDM) is a type of data model that describes data elements in
detail and is used to develop visual understandings of data entities, attributes, keys, and
relationships. This kind of model is uniquely independent from a specific database in order
to establish a foundational structure for components of the semantic layer in data
management systems. Think of an LDM as a blueprint:
It represents the definitions and characteristics of data elements that stay the same
throughout technological changes.
defines how a system has to be implemented and is not specific to
a database

Users who generally create LDMs are data architects and business analysts. These models
are used as a foundation for physical data models because they distinguish the relationships
and attributes for each entity.
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Logical Data Model Examples

Below are a few examples of LDMs found from a variety of sources. You’ll
probably notice pretty quickly that while the design of the LDMs can look
different, the template and arrangement of figures are the same. You can
see different components of the data model, too, including datasets (boxes)
and the connection between them (arrows).
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In the GoodData LDM Modeler, you can distinguish what type of
component you are handling by the color label.
The green datasets represent facts;
the yellow datasets are the attributes;
the blue dataset represents the date.

This simply designed LDM includes informational elements of normal, day-

to-day business. You can access the time, product, and store datasets.

 logical data model components:

Dates: can include day of the week, month, quarter, year, and more
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Facts: numerical values or pieces of data

In the LDM Modeler, there can be three types of facts:

 Additive: facts used for calculations, such as adding together

 Non-additive: facts that cannot be summed together
 Semi-additive: facts that can be added, but only in certain contexts

Attributes: names of a characteristic or type of entity

A set of attributes is called a dimension, which is stored in tables. For

example, “address,” “city,” “state,” and “zip code” may all be attributes that
belong to a dimension labeled “location.”

Datasets: organizational units for set of facts and/or attributes

Relationships can be drawn between datasets to showcase associations.

As mentioned previously, in the GoodData LDM Modeler, datasets are
distinguished in boxes and by types with the color of the label.

Connection points: the primary keys for your database

Connection points are used for emphasizing uniqueness in a dataset. This

process of building relations and connections between datasets is
important in telling the system what can be sliced, and by what, when
producing your own metrics.

https://www.gooddata.com/blog/how-build-logical-data-models-
scale-analytical-applications/

part 2
Design/Draw an ERD in Information Engineering Style as per Conceptual Data Modeling of
the following above Entity type along with the given Attributes in Part 1?

 Conceptual Data Model

The conceptual data model is the very first and the most abstract data
model in the data modeling process. It is a high-level diagram that we use
to define, describe, organize, and present data elements and their
relationships with relatively few details. Conceptual data models contain
only:
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1. The real-world entities that are our main data elements.
2. Their relationships.

This model does not have technical details, such as attributes, data types,
etc

 Implement a Conceptual Data Model

Let ERD online data modeler to demonstrate how to implement a
conceptual data model. Its easy-to-use interface and modern features
make creating an ER diagram for a basic purchasing model quite simple.
Two types of diagrams: a LOGICAL DIAGRAM  and a physical diagram. You
can create both conceptual and logical models in the logical diagram
because there is no clear line between those two models. When we add
the technical details, we’ll have a logical data model, which we could use to
create the physical data model – but we’ll save that for another article.

Conceptual Data Model Examples, with ER Diagrams

1. Simple Employee Management System

This is an ER diagram of a conceptual data model for a simple employee

management system. In this company, there are many departments and
many employees in each department. Employees are assigned to different
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projects and can only work on one project at a time; some employees may
not have been assigned to any projects. Each employee has a role (i.e. a
job role); many employees can have the same role. Also, there may be
vacant roles. Each employee has a login to access the company’s common
network, but there are different user privileges.

To support these business requirements, I have designed the conceptual

data model shown above. It has five entities (Employee, Department,
Project, Role, and Login) that reflect the real-world entity information in the
physical database. There are four relationships that support the described
business scenario:

 Department_Employee : A one-mandatory-to-many-mandatory relationship.

 Project_Employee : A one-optional-to-many-mandatory relationship.
 Role_Employee : A one-mandatory-to-many-optional relationship.
 Employee_Login : A one-mandatory-to-one-mandatory relationship.

Design/Draw Conceptual Data Modeling

 EmployeeHOBBY_Employee: : A one-mandatory-to-many-mandatory
relationship.
 EmployeeID_Employee : : A optional-mandatory-to-one-mandatory
relationship.
 Employeepassword_Employee : A one-mandatory-to-one-mandatory
relationship

https://vertabelo.com/blog/conceptual-data-model/

BEST OF LUCK!!!
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