2 Object And Object Relational Databases

Advanced Database · Unit 2 · 10 hrs

Object and Object Relational Databases

Exam-focused notes for Object and Object Relational Databases (Advanced Database, CSC475): what the TU syllabus asks and how it has actually been tested, with 6 solved past questions from this unit.

What this unit covers

  • Object Database Concepts
  • Object Database Extensions to SQL
  • The ODMG Object Model and the Object Definition Language ODL
  • Object Database Conceptual Design
  • Object Query Language OQL
  • Language Binding in the ODMG Standard

Object Database Concepts

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Explain different object database concepts in brief. What are type constructors?[10]

Object databases (also called Object-Oriented Databases) combine the advantages of object-oriented technologies with traditional database systems. The main goal is to improve the modeling of real-world concepts in the database. --- Every object in an object...

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What are different concepts and features of object oriented databases? What is object relational model?[10]

--- Object Oriented Databases (OODB) combine the advantages of object-oriented programming (OOP) with traditional relational databases. The fundamental idea is: Object-Oriented Programming + Relational Database Features = Object-Oriented Database Model The ...

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The ODMG Object Model and the Object Definition Language ODL

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Explain ODMG object model. [5]

ODMG stands for Object Data Management Group. It is a standard data model upon which the Object Definition Language (ODL) and Object Query Language (OQL) are based. It is designed to provide a standard data model for object-oriented databases, combining fea...

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What is ODMG object model? What is object definition language? [5]

--- ODMG stands for Object Data Management Group. It is a standard data model upon which the Object Definition Language (ODL) and Object Query Language (OQL) are based. It is meant to provide a standard data model for object databases. The ODMG standard is ...

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Define ODMG Object model? What is Object Query Language(OQL)? [5]

--- ODMG stands for Object Data Management Group. It is a standard data model designed to provide a common foundation for object-oriented databases. The ODMG object model is the standard upon which Object Definition Language (ODL) and Object Query Language ...

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Object Database Extensions to SQL

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Compare object oriented database with object relational database. What are different object database features that have been included in SQL?[10]

--- Feature Object Oriented Database (OODB) Object Relational Database (ORDB) --------- Base Model Purely based on object oriented programming principles Combines features of both OOP and relational database (RDBMS) Data Storage Data is stored as objects di...

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