Ch4 High-Level Database Models.pptVIP

Database Principles Chapter4High-Level Database Models The Entity/Relationship Model Design Principles Constraints in E/R Model Weak Entity Sets From E/R Diagrams to Relational Designs 4.1 The Entity/Relationship Model The concept model is represented by Entity-Relationship（E-R）diagrams. The E/R model Describes kinds of data and how they connected. Can be converted to relational model later. Conceptual Model Entity（实体） : The things existent objectively and distinguished each from other possibly are called Entity. It can be the actual things;can be the abstract concepts or relationship Ex