2. SCENARIO
Private is a new company that sells used cars. They also provide after-
sales servicing and repairs. They operate at three sites - Disley, Stanton
and Denton.
You have been engaged by the company to introduce the use of a
database to help them to run the business. They have details of the
vehicles for sale and of prospective buyers - people who have made
enquiries and are waiting for a particular type of vehicle. The database
must be set up to store the vehicle details, and enable the sales staff to
search it for specific vehicles and features.
You must produce a complete design for a working relational database
that will contain at least three tables and 60 records.
4. OBJECTIVE: BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIT 6
For Unit 4 you need to create your own high
quality relational database.
8AOs:
• AO1 - Design a relational database to meet the needs of an organisation
• AO2 - Produce the database according to the design
• AO3 - Interrogate the database
• AO4 - Create a user interface
• AO5 - Produce Reports
• AO6 - Produce user documentation and technical information
• AO7 - Test the database
• AO8 - Evaluate the database
9. OBJECTIVE: UNDERSTAND DFDS
External Entity
External entities are objects outside the system, with which the system
communicates. External entities are sources and destinations of the
system's inputs and outputs.
11. MINI-PLENARY: - MAKE A DFD
Using what you have just learnt, create a Level 0 DFD for the following: -
CD Borrowing system
Data to process: -
Borrower information
Item Data
Storage Entity
Borrower File
Record File
12. ACTIVITY 2
Objective: -Demonstrate a high quality
DFD to different levels of complexity
Start planning your databases and
preparing your Data Flow Diagrams
13. PLENARY
Talk to amongst your selves to review
the DFDs created support each other
in missing components