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Shen, Stewart N. T. – Library Software Review, 1989
Briefly describes some available database design tools and provides a detailed description and evaluation of the ER-Design Package, a sophisticated and comprehensive tool available on microcomputer. Some of the ER-Design functions evaluated include the main design module, diagram generation, conversion to relational schema, normalization of files,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Database Design
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Burgess, Clifford; Swigger, Kathleen – Information Processing and Management, 1986
Describes the design of a database interface for infrequent users of computers which consists of a graphical display of a model of a database and a natural language query language. This interface was designed for and tested with physicians at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Database Management Systems, Display Systems, Information Retrieval
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Anderson, Christopher L. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1990
Outlines techniques used in the context of a sixth grade science class to teach database structure and search strategies for science using the AppleWorks program. Provides templates and questions for class and element databases. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education