Study Analysis
Study Analysis
E-R Diagram represent the schemas rather than the instances. This is
more useful because a database schema changes rarely, whereas the extension
changes frequently. In addition, the schema is usually easier to display than the
extension of a database.
ENTITY :
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• ELEMENTS OF E-R DIAGRAM:
The basic object that the ER diagram represents is an entity, which is a thing in
the real, world with independent existences. An entity may be an object with a physical
existences. or it may be an object with a conceptual existences. Each, entity have
attributes
Ex : Smith, Bob, CS, Engineering, 354, 459….
WEAK ENTITY :
A weak entity is an entity that depends on the existences of another entity. In
more technical terms it can defined as an entity that cannot be identified by its own
attributes, It uses a foreign combined with its attributed to from the primary key.
ATTRIBUTE :
An entity is represented by a set of attributes. Attributes are descriptive
properties possessed by all members of an entity set.
Attribute Types:
• Simple Attribute: cannot be divided into subparts.
• Composite Attribute: This can be divided into subparts.
• Single-valued Attribute: each entity has only one value.
• Multi-valued Attribute: an entity may have zero, one, or more values.
• Derived Attribute: can be computed from other attributes.
RELATIONSHIPS :
A relationship describes how entities interact. Simply, an association among
several entities. A set of relationships may have common features
The ER diagram show the relationship of entity sets stored in the database.
WEAK ENTITY:
A weak entity is an entity that depends on the existences of another
entity. In more technical terms it can defined as an entity that cannot
be identified by its own attributes, It uses a foreign combined with its
attributed to from the primary key.
ATTRIBUTE:
An entity is represented by a set of attributes. Attributes are
descriptive properties possessed by all members of an entity set.
Attribute Type
• Simple Attribute: cannot be divided into subparts.
• Composite Attribute: This can be divided into subparts.
• Single-valued Attribute: each entity has only one value.
• Multi-valued Attribute: an entity may have zero, one, or more
values.
• Derived Attribute: can be computed from other attributes.
RELATIONSHIPS
A relationship describes how entities interact. Simply, an association
among several entities. A set of relationships may have common
features
DATA FLOW
DATA STORE
It is represented by one open end rectangle. The data base used in
the system are specified by this notations
SOURCES OR LINKS
It is represented by one end rectangle. It is used for specifying form
where data comes are where it reaches.