Entity-RelationshipModel.pptVIP

Entity-Relationship Model Lecture 5 Database Modeling and Implementation Process ER Model Components Entity Sets Attributes Relationships ER Model The enterprise data can be described as a set of entities and a set of relationships Entity – Data that describes some component of the enterprise. Example: specific person, specific auto are entities. An entity is characterized by its properties (attributes) An Entity Set is a set of entities that are characterized by the same set of attributes. Example: a set of persons, set of autos. Attributes An entity is represented by a set of attributes,