Outcomes for Chapter 3

Chapter 3: The Relational Database Model

In this chapter, you will learn:

That the relational database model offers a logical view of data
About the relational model’s basic component: relations
That relations are logical constructs composed of rows (tuples) and columns (attributes)
That relations are implemented as tables in a relational DBMS
About relational database operators, the data dictionary, and the system catalog
How data redundancy is handled in the relational database model
Why indexing is important