DBMS

DATABASE
MODELS
Types of Data Model
1. RECORD BASED DATA MODEL - REPRESENT DATA BY USING RECORD
STRUCTURES AND HENCE ARE CALLED RECORD-­‐BASED DATA MODELS. THIS
TYPE OF MODEL IS USED TO DESIGN THE DATABASES AT EXTERNAL OR VIEW
LEVEL AS WELL AS LOGICAL OR CONCEPTUAL LEVEL AND IT GIVES THE
DETAILS OF DATABASE DESIGNING AND IT IS TABULAR REPRESENTATION.
2. RELATIONAL MODEL - THE DATA IS STORED IN TWO-­‐ DIMENSIONAL
TABLES (ROWS AND COLUMNS). THE DATA IS MANIPULATED BASED ON THE
RELA:ONAL THEORY OF MATHEMATICS.
3. HIERARCHICAL MODEL - THE HIERARCHICAL MODEL: THE DATA IS
SORTED HIERARCHICALLY, USING A DOWNWARD TREE. THIS MODEL USES
POINTERS TO NAVIGATE BETWEEN STORED DATA. IT WAS THE FIRST DBMS
MODEL.
4. Network Model - like the hierarchical model, this model uses pointers toward stored data. However, it does not necessarily use a downward tree
structure.
5. Object Based Data Model - The object-­‐oriented model defines a database in terms of objects, their proper:es, and their operations. The most
commonly object based data models are enity rela:on, semantic. Object oriented, and functional nal data models.
6. The Object-Oriented Model - (ODBMS, object-­‐oriented database management system) ¨ The data is stored in the form of objects, which are
structures called classes that display the data within. The fields are instances of these classes.
7. Physical Based Data Model - describes how data is stored in
the computer by representing information such as record formats,
record orderings, and access paths. It is the process of choosing
specific storage structures and access paths for the database files to
achieve good performance for the various database applications.