A Formalisation and Explication of the 'D' Language

Database Management Systems (DBMSs) support the creation and modification of databases containing potentially very large collections of data. Typically, a DBMS embodies or enforces a data model. The most widely adopted data model remains the relational data model proposed over three decades ago by E...

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Main Author: Xu, Bin
Published: University of Manchester 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492741
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Summary:Database Management Systems (DBMSs) support the creation and modification of databases containing potentially very large collections of data. Typically, a DBMS embodies or enforces a data model. The most widely adopted data model remains the relational data model proposed over three decades ago by E. F. Codd, and it is envisaged that the relational model will remain the most popular model in the future.