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Record-based Logical Data models

19 January, 2016 - 14:28

Provide concepts that can be understood by the user but not too far from the way data is stored in the computer. Three well-known data models of this type are relational data model, network data model and hierarchical data model.

  • The Relational model represents data as relations or tables.
  • The Network model represents data as record types and also represents a limited type of one to many relationship, called set type.
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The Hierarchical model represents data as a hierarchical tree structures. Each hierarchy represents a number of related records. Here is the schema in hierarchical model notation.

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