Title :
The 3-tuple data modeling
Author :
Ozaki, Keiji ; Yano, Yoneo
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Manage. & Inf. Sci., Shikoku Univ., Tokushima, Japan
Abstract :
We propose the 3-tuple data model which supports a bottom-up approach to develop a database. In this approach, the user stores data first, and then structures the data by a schema, using free objects. This data model consists of three basic ideas: (1) n-order finite directed labeled graphs; (2) unification of data and meta data (schema); (3) free object independent from any classes (schema). A full range of data, from weakly structured data like hypertext/hypermedia to strongly structured data like traditional databases, can be represented by this data model
Keywords :
data structures; database management systems; database theory; directed graphs; 3-tuple data modeling; bottom-up approach; free objects; hypermedia; hypertext; meta data; n-order finite directed labeled graphs; strongly structured data; traditional databases; weakly structured data; Algebra; Collaborative software; Data models; Data structures; Database systems; Engineering management; Information management; Information science; Object oriented modeling; Relational databases;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1996., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3280-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1996.565477
