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Database Normalization and Table Structures

Normalization is the term used to describe how you break a file down into tables to create a database. There are 3 or 4 major steps involved known as 1NF (First Normal Form), 2NF (Second Normal Form), 3NF (Third Normal Form) and BCNF (Boyce-Codd Normal Form). There are others but they are rarely if ever used. A database is said to be Normalised if it is in 3NF (or ideally in BCNF). These steps are descibed as follows:

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6 free security tools you shouldn’t live without

I won’t keep you in suspense. I’ll go ahead and name them right here, at the top of my post — the six free security tools that all IT folks should know about and use: MetaSploit, Splunk, Google (don’t laugh — it’s true!), KeePass, Helix and Netwox. Now read on to learn why.

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