What are the Advantages of a Relational Database Model?
open organizer image by Kokhanchikov from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/14/5r/advantages-relational-database-model_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); The relational database model uses an intuitive tabular structure. The relational database model was first introduced by E.F. Codd of IBM in 1969. In the relational model, data are structured into tables (i.e., “relations”) consisting of rows and columns. Each row contains a single record comprised of individual data elements (or “attributes”) organized in columns containing elements of the same kind according to the rules defined for that column. Alternate database models include the network, hierarchical, flat file, and object-oriented models. Simplicity The relational model structures data in a manner that avoids complexity. The table structure is an intuitive organization familiar to most users, particularly those who have worked with physical
