notes/School/Development/SQL Database.md

SQL Database

• Database is a collection of related data.
• Data is: known facts that can be recorded and have implicit meaning.
• Database is a collection of values in digital form, organized in a efficient way

Data modeling

Data model is a collection of concepts to describe the structure of a database.

Structure of a database includes data types, relationships and constraints that apply to the data.

• High Level: Conceptual data models
• Low Level: Physical data models
• Representational: implementational data models

Conceptual Data Model

Conceptual data models use concepts such as: entities, attributes and relationships.

An entity represents a real-world object or concept. Examples are: Employee, Product, etc...

Entity

An entity is the