ENTITY RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM

Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)                                                                                         It is also known as entity relationship model, is a graphical representation that depicts relationship among people, objects, places, concepts or events within an information technology (IT) system. It uses data modelling techniques that can help define businesses processes and serve as a foundation for relational database. (SearchDataManagement,2022)

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Related Terms Data Base Administrator (DBA) 

It is the information technician responsible for directing and performing all activities related to maintaining a successful database environment. A DBA makes sure an organization databases and related applications operate functionally and efficiently. Data Base as a Service (DBaaS) It is a cloud computing managed service offering that provides access to database without requiring the setup of physical hardware, the installation of software. Most database administration and maintenance tasks are handled by the service provider, enabling users to quickly benefit from the database service. (SearchDataManagement,2022)

Cloud Data Base

It is an organized and managed collection of data in an IT system that resides on a public, private or hybrid cloud computing platform. From an overall design and functionality perspective, a cloud database is no different than on-premises one that runs on an organizations own data centre systems.(SearchDataManagement,2022)

Entities Of ERD

Entities, which are objects or concepts that can have data stored about them. Entities refer to tables used in databases.(SearchDataManagement,2022)                                                                                                                                   

Attributes of ERD

These are properties or characteristics of entities. An ERD attribute can be denoted as a primary key, which identifies a unique attribute, or a foreign key, which can be assigned to multiple attributes. (SearchDataManagement,2022)   


References

  • SearchDataManagement. 2022. What is Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD)? - Definition from WhatIs.com. [online] Available at: <https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/definition/entity-relationship-diagram-ERD> [Accessed 8 September 2022].
  • Bing.com. 2022. Entity Relationship Diagram Templates - Bing. [online] Available at: <https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=ayT5hW58&id=87CEDF7166D99F2470F51C859FAC7DB00FEACD53&thid=OIP.ayT5hW58dRm0j7O_cjO81AHaEa&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi.pinimg.com%2foriginals%2fe7%2fbe%2ff4%2fe7bef46ca4f6f225e7be0ed74e4deec4.png&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.6b24f9856e7c7519b48fb3bf7233bcd4%3frik%3dU83qD7B9rJ%252bFHA%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=1510&expw=2530&q=Entity+Relationship+Diagram+Templates&simid=607988458423283423&FORM=IRPRST&ck=8524F01262E9976757D87E1636827745&selectedIndex=1&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0> [Accessed 8 September 2022].

                                                                                                                                      









 

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