Databases
Database Analogies
Collected by Martin Goodfellow — Hoffer, J. A., Ramesh, V., & Topi, H. (2015). Modern database management. 12 ed. Pearson.
Data storage and indexing
Anything else
Relates database index to real world students may be familiar with. Note: this is dated for new students
| Symbol | Concept |
|---|---|
| index | card catalog |
| file/entry in file | book or other resource |
what an index is used for
"Like a card catalog in a library, an index is a table that is used to determine in a file the loca- tion of records that satisfy some condition."
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