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GDB Topic
In the database design process the entity relationship model (ERD) is a graphical representation of entities and their relationships to each other in the problem domain. These entities are further converted into tables which help in the practical implementation of the organization’s database. The ERD plays a vital role in understanding the conceptual view of the organization’s database.
Consider a very small organization which has small scale database containing a few tables. One approach for the implementation of this database is to directly create tables in the RDBMS in order to save the time. Another approach is to properly design the database, that is, draw the ERD and then implement in the RDBMS.
Which approach would you recommend for the given scenario, support your answer with reasons.
Solution:
It is easily to understand and maintain, ERD understanding the conceptual view of the organizations database. It can save our time, errors and cost and it is a professional method to save records.
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