RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX: Relational Database

Relational Database - Codd's Rules !!!

A relational database management system (RDBMS) is a database management system (DBMS) that is based on the relational model as introduced by E. F. Codd. Most popular commercial and open source databases currently in use are based on the relational database model.

A short definition of an RDBMS may be a DBMS in which data is stored in the form of tables and the relationship among the data is also stored in the form of tables.

Codd's Rules

All database management must take place using the relational database's innate functionality
All information in the database must be stored as values in a table
All database information must be accessible through the combination of a table name, primary key and column name.
The database must use NULL values to indicate missing or unknown information
The database schema must be described using the relational database syntax
The database may support multiple languages, but it must support at least one language that provides full database functionality (e.g. SQL)
The system must be able to update all updatable views
The database must provide single-operation insert, update and delete functionality

Changes to the physical structure of the database must be transparent to applications and users.
Changes to the logical structure of the database must be transparent to applications and users.
The database must natively support integrity constraints.
Changes to the distribution of the database (centralized vs. distributed) must be transparent to applications and users.
Any languages supported by the database must not be able to subvert integrity controls.