642 - Differentiate between conceptual and logical models, in terms of the level of detail, constraints, and range of information included

Differentiate between conceptual and logical models, in terms of the level of detail, constraints, and range of information included

Concepts

  • [DA4-2] Conceptual models
    Within an initial phase of database design, a conceptual data model is created as a technology-independent specification of the data to be stored within a database.
  • [DA4-3] Logical models
    A logical data model expresses the meaning context of a conceptual data model, and adds to that detail about data (base) structures, e.g. using topologically-organized records, relational tables, object-oriented classes, or extensible markup language (XML) construct tags