Purpose of Data Modeling

• High level description

  • integrated set of concepts that describes data, relationships between data, and the constraints on the data as they are used within a specific organization

• View of objects or events

  • data model renders organization’s (users’) view of objects and/or events and their associations

• Representation of data in a simplified fashion that makes it understandable

• Once established, database design is relatively straightforward

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