Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Modification Issues

A

Deletion problems
Update problems
Insertion problems

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2
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Two Data Management Problems

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Redundancy and Multiple Themes

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3
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Where the same piece of info occurs in multiple places on a list.

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Redundancy

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4
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Where the data for two or more distinct elements are stuck together on the same line of a list.

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Multiple Themes

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5
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An international standard for creating, processing and querying databases and their tables.

A

SQL (Structured Query Language)

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6
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Data describing the structure of the database date

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Metadata

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7
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Serves as a intermediary between database applications and the database

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DBMS (Database Management System)

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Functions of a DBMS

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Create Tables
Enforce Rules
Provide Security
Modify Database Data

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9
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Ensures that the values of a column in one table are valid based on the values in another table

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Referential Integrity Constraints

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10
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A set of one or more computer programs that serves as an intermediary b/w the user and the DBMS

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Database Applications

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