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CS403: Introduction to Modern Database Systems

Unit 3: Database History
Databases have existed for centuries: the maintenance of records and data has evolved from engravings to cards to digital storage. In this unit, we will present the four different models of representing data, discussing the different limits of each.

Completing this unit should take you approximately 1 hour.
- Unit 3 Learning Outcomes Page
- 3.1: Once Upon a Time, before Computers Existed
  - Selena Sol's "What Is a Database?"
    Read this history of databases.
- 3.2: The Four Revelations
  - Wikipedia: "Database Model" URL
    Read this article.
  - Kansas State University: Patrick Rogers-Ostema's "The History of Databases" URL
    Read these slides.