Transcript for Charlie Brown’s Teacher
When I was reading the articles for this week, I was struck by how much I don’t know about computer technology, programming, and database management systems. In the first article about databases, I began to recognize how pervasive this type of software system is in my day to day life. However, I have never taken time to even begin to understand how all of the data is organized and retrieved nearly instantaneously. This article helped me begin to at least try and understand the incredibly complex education that is required to work in this field.
Secret Decoder Ring
The article about the “Entity-relationship model,” was easier for me to begin to grasp the concept of a database modeling method. Like having a secret decoder ring, Chen’s analogies of nouns and verbs helped me to understand how entities and relationships and attributes work together. Thinking in terms of semantic information about the real world creates a system that allows users to work efficiently.
Why Be Normal?
Fred Coulson’s tutorial, “The 3 Normal Forms,” took an incredibly complicated and complex topic and attempted to simplify the process. Despite having read the article a couple of times, I still find this to be an incredibly complex subject. Perhaps my brain is just not suited for the thought and discipline that goes into creating a relational database management system. Perhaps I just prefer my role to be the user that these incredibly intelligent computer programmers spend countless hours working to refine a system that helps me store, utilize and search for information.
Disclaimer: Please note that I truly admire those individuals who work in this field and wish that I had the aptitude to do the same.
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