Databases
Database Analogies
Collected by Giovanna Guerrini — Casteel, J. (2015 , September). Oracle 12c. 3 ed. Mason, OH: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing.
Conceptual modeling
Computer Science (except DB)
brings similarity with the familiar concept of spreadsheet
| Symbol | Concept |
|---|---|
| table | spreadsheet |
the row/column structure
A table is quite similar to a spreadsheet, in that it contains columns and rows.
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