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Concepts and Architecture Flashcards

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Client module

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Runs on mobile device, PC or workstation

Handles user interaction

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Server module

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Handles data storage, access, search, etc.

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Data abstraction

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Suppression of details of organization and storage

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Data model

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Collection of concepts that describe the structure of the database

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Representational data models

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Hybrid of high level and low level models detailing how a database works

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Entity

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real world object or concept described in the database

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Attribute

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Property of interest that describes an entity

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Relationship

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Association of entities

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Access path

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search structure that makes searching efficient

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Index

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access path that allows direct access to the data

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Database schema

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description of a database specified during database design

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Schema diagram

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displayed database schema

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Schema construct

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Individual object in the schema

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Database state or snapshot

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Data in database at a particular moment in time

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Current set of instances

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Data in database at a particular moment in time

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Database states

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Empty state - no data
Initial state - first populated with data
Valid state - state that satisfies the structure and constraints of the schema
Current state - what data the database currently has

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Meta-data

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Description of schema constructs and constraints

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Intension

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Database schema

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Extension

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Database state

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Schema evolution

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Changes to the schema

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Three Schema Architecture

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Internal level - has internal schema (describes the physical storage structure of the database)

Conceptual level - conceptual schema (describes the structure of the database for a community of users)

External level - external schemes or user views (describes part of the database that a particular group is interested in)

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Mappings

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Transforming requests into results

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Data independence

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Capacity to change the schema at one level of a database without changing it anywhere else

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Logical data independence

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Changing conceptual schema without changing external schemes or applications

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Physical data independence

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Capacity to change the internal schema without having to change the conceptual schema

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Data Definition Language (DDL)

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If no strict separation of levels exists, the language used to define conceptual and external schema

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Storage Definition Language (SDL)

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Specifies internal schema

[Not used in today’s DBMS]

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View Definition Language (VDL)

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Defines user or application views

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Data Manipulation Language (DML)

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Language or set of operations to manipulate data in the database

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High Level DML (Non-procedural)

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Specifies complex database operations precisely

Input by users usually. Set-oriented, declarative. Can retrieve many records.

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Low Level DML (Procedural)

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Must be embedded in a general purpose programming language.

Retrieves records one at a time.

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If a DML is embedded in another language, it is

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the data sublanguage

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If a language has DML embedded in it, it is

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the host language

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Database System Utilities

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Loading
Backup
Database Storage Reorganization
Performance Monitoring

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Data Dictionary System

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Data Repository System, Information Repository

Stores catalog info, design decisions, usage standards, application descriptions, user information

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Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)

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Provides API to let the client call on the server

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Big Data System examples

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Key-value storage systems, NOSQL systems

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Relational Data Model examples

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SQL Systems

39
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What data model is XML?

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tree-structured data model

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How to classify DBMSes

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  • Data model
  • Number of users
  • Number of distributed sites
  • Cost
  • Types of access paths
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Federated DBMS

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Multidatabase systems, which are loosely coupled and have a degree of local autonomy

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Relational Data Model

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Data is stored in a collection of tables

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Object Data Model

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Defined by objects, their properties and operations

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Column-based Data Model

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Data stored in columns of rows

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Document Data Model

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Based on JSON, stores data as documents

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Network Model

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Data as record types and set types

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Set Types

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Limited type of 1:N relationships

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Hierarchical Model

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Data as hierarchical tree structures

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