image
Data models and business requirements

Contents

Types of databases
1
What is a database?
PREVIEW2m 30s
2

How do you decide on the structure of your database? What tables should it contain? How should they be linked? 

The database stores data needed for specific purposes and work processes; therefore it has to support the business requirements associated with them.  

Data models are built during the analysis and design phases of a project to ensure that the requirements for a new application or for re-engineering a legacy application are fully understood.   

A data model can be thought of as a flowchart that shows the relationships between data. The Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD) allow to visualise those relationships. 

Next, let’s look at the components and concepts related to ERD: entities, relationships, and cardinality. 

When you’re ready, select Next to continue.

Difficulty
Intermediate
Duration
14m
Students
592
Ratings
4.6/5
Description

This first Course gives an overview of the five main database types and the components and concepts related to Entity Relationship Diagrams.

About the Author
Students
43605
Labs
168
Courses
1729
Learning Paths
45

A world-leading tech and digital skills organization, we help many of the world’s leading companies to build their tech and digital capabilities via our range of world-class training courses, reskilling bootcamps, work-based learning programs, and apprenticeships. We also create bespoke solutions, blending elements to meet specific client needs.