CONCEPT D: a graphical language for conceptual modelling and data base use

Author

Kangassalo, Hannu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tampere Univ., Finland

fYear

1988

fDate

10-12 Oct 1988

Firstpage

2

Lastpage

11

Abstract

CONCEPT D is a visual language that supports conceptual modeling of the universe of discourse (UoD), the development of a conceptual schema, and the use of the application database corresponding the conceptual schema. The language is based on the intentional approach to conceptual modeling, i.e., the description of knowledge in concepts is emphasized instead of extensions of these concepts. The language contains three sublanguages: one for knowledge acquisition about concepts used in the UoD and developing graphic descriptions of concept definition hierarchies, one for describing conceptual schemata of the UoD, and one for interacting with the application of the database

Keywords

computer graphics; high level languages; knowledge acquisition; user interfaces; CONCEPT D; UoD; application database; concepts; conceptual modelling; conceptual schema; graphic descriptions; graphical language; knowledge acquisition; universe of discourse; visual language; Application software; Computer science; Data models; Database languages; Graphics; Information systems; Knowledge acquisition; Natural languages; Process design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visual Languages, 1988., IEEE Workshop on

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0876-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WVL.1988.18004

Filename

18004