Conceptual modelling-based design of object-oriented databases

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-14

  Kovács, György ^a   Van Bommel, Patrick ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual data models; Database design; Object oriented databases

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DATA STRUCTURES; FORMAL LOGIC; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; QUERY LANGUAGES;

CONCEPTUAL DATA MODELS; OBJECT ORIENTED DATABASES;

RELATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032049665     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0950-5849(98)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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