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managed, and updated. In one view, databases can be classified according to types of content:
bibliographic, full-text, numeric, and images.
HISTORY
The database concept has evolved since the 1960s to ease increasing difficulties in designing,
building, and maintaining complex information systems (typically with many concurrent endusers, and with a diverse large amount of data). It has evolved together with the evolvement of
Database management systems (DBMSs) which enable the effective handling of databases.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database#Database_type_examples
The basic steps in planning a database are as follows:
1. Collect information
2. Identify key objects or entities
3. Model key objects
4. Identify the types of information for each object or entity
Flat Model
Hierarchical model
Network model
Relational model
Dimensional model
Object-relational model
Object model
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