The semantic database model as a basis for an automated database design tool

dc.contributor.advisorMacGregor, Kenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBerman, Soniaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T07:12:19Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T07:12:19Z
dc.date.issued1983en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: p.257-80.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe automatic database design system is a design aid for network database creation. It obtains a requirements specification from a user and generates a prototype database. This database is compatible with the Data Definition Language of DMS 1100, the database system on the Univac 1108 at the University of Cape Town. The user interface has been constructed in such a way that a computer-naive user can submit a description of his organisation to the system. Thus it constitutes a powerful database design tool, which should greatly alleviate the designer's tasks of communicating with users, and of creating an initial database definition. The requirements are formulated using the semantic database model, and semantic information in this model is incorporated into the database as integrity constraints. A relation scheme is also generated from the specification. As a result of this research, insight has been gained into the advantages and shortcomings of the semantic database model, and some principles for 'good' data models and database design methodologies have emerged.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBerman, S. (1983). <i>The semantic database model as a basis for an automated database design tool</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16857en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBerman, Sonia. <i>"The semantic database model as a basis for an automated database design tool."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 1983. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16857en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBerman, S. 1983. The semantic database model as a basis for an automated database design tool. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Berman, Sonia AB - The automatic database design system is a design aid for network database creation. It obtains a requirements specification from a user and generates a prototype database. This database is compatible with the Data Definition Language of DMS 1100, the database system on the Univac 1108 at the University of Cape Town. The user interface has been constructed in such a way that a computer-naive user can submit a description of his organisation to the system. Thus it constitutes a powerful database design tool, which should greatly alleviate the designer's tasks of communicating with users, and of creating an initial database definition. The requirements are formulated using the semantic database model, and semantic information in this model is incorporated into the database as integrity constraints. A relation scheme is also generated from the specification. As a result of this research, insight has been gained into the advantages and shortcomings of the semantic database model, and some principles for 'good' data models and database design methodologies have emerged. DA - 1983 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1983 T1 - The semantic database model as a basis for an automated database design tool TI - The semantic database model as a basis for an automated database design tool UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16857 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16857
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBerman S. The semantic database model as a basis for an automated database design tool. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Computer Science, 1983 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16857en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Computer Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherComputer scienceen_ZA
dc.titleThe semantic database model as a basis for an automated database design toolen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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