Thursday, December 08, 2005

Exam Notes

Chapters 8, 9 + 10

Be sure and read chapters 8 and 9.


Data Modelling

Know the process

  1. Define entities.

  2. Build a context diagram (showing relationships).

  3. Build a key based data model(hierarchies, associative entites).

  4. Build a fully attributed data model

  5. Normalize the data model (1 2 3 normal forms)


look at normalization diagram on page 323


Process Modelling

Know the process

  1. Build context diagram

  2. Build decomposition (subsystems)

  3. Use case analysis








  • Know diagrams on page 299
  • Be able to explain relationships

  • Be able to talk thru the different data/process models

  • Be able to explain normalization

  • Explain feasability and what it is

  • Draw up a entity relationship diagram and a data flow diagram



Test structure
  • 9 short answer

  • true/false

  • fill in the blank
5:45 room 840



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