Explain the concepts of relational data model?
Relational Data Model - The relational model was first introduced through Prof. E.F. Codd of the IBM Research in the year 1970 and attracted immediate attention because of its simplicity and mathematical foundation. The model uses the concept of a mathematical relation (such as a table of values) as its primary building block, and has its theoretical basis within set theory and first-order predicate logic. The relational model represents the database as a collection of relations. The relational model such as all other models consists of three basic elements:
- a set of domains and a set of relations
- operation on relations
- integrity rules