Interactive Relational Database Design

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction and problem statement

   Pages 1-8

3. Literature survey: The methods and models

   Pages 9-13

4. Overview of the relational model

   Pages 14-21

5. Relational database: Design methodologies

   Pages 22-46

6. The development of normal forms

   Pages 47-58

7. Prolog implementation of normalization of relations

   Pages 59-74

8. Conclusions and directions for further work

   Pages 75-81

9. Back Matter

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Relational databases have quickly come to be regarded as a natural and efficient way of organizing information. Duplicate data can be eliminated and powerful set-theoretic operations can be used to manipulate data. But finding the right relations for a database is not yet a trivial step for the uninitiated. This book presents a comprehensive logic programming implementation of the relational design methodology. It employs TURBO Prolog to test and establish computational viability of the relevant algorithms. It also presents the expert system prototype of a user interface, designed especially for builders of computerized databases who may have no formal training in database design.

• Ant algorithm
• algorithms
• database
• expert system
• logic
• programming
• relational database

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