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The relational database model Developed by E.F. Codd from IBM in the 1970s, the relational database model allows any table to be related to another table using a common attribute. Instead of using hierarchical structures to organize data, Codd proposed a shift to using a data model where data is stored, accessed, and related in tables without reorganizing the tables that contain them. Think of the relational database as a collection of spreadsheet files that help businesses organize, manage, and relate data. In the relational database model, each “spreadsheet” is a table that stores information, represented as columns (attributes) and rows (records or tuples).  Attributes (columns) specify a data type, and each record (or row) contains the value of that specific data type. All tables in a relational database have an attribute known as the primary key, which is a unique identifier of a row, and each row can be used to create a relationship between different tables using a foreign ke...