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Introduction to database Flashcards

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are important to most information system since they
are used to store, manipulate, and retrieve data

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Databases

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in early 1960’s he developed IDS (Integrated Data Store) used network data model

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Charles Bachman

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IMS, late 1960’s

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Information Management System

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he developed rational database model in 1970

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Dr. Edgar F. Codd

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was develop by IBM Corporation Inc. in San Jose California IN LATE 1970’s

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Structured English Query Language (SEQUEL)

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ANSI

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American National Standard

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ISO

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International Standard Organization

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it is a software package that allows users to design,
create, access, maintain, and view data.

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Database management system

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It can be generally defined as a collection of interrelated data that is organized in such a way that data can easily be stored, manipulated, and retrieved by users.

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Database

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10
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referred to as any raw facts or concepts that have
meaning in the user’s environment and can be
stored on a computer media.

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Data

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is defined as data that have been processed so as the meaning of the data be vividly understood by
those who use them.

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Information

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It is the smallest meaningful unit of data and consist of a group of one or more characters that has a specific meaning.

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Field

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The set of fields containing data about a single person.

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Record

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Characteristics and property of information

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Metadata

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An attributes or group of attributes that will uniquely identify each entity in the entity type, and each record in the corresponding database table.

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Primary Key

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A primary key consisting of just one field/attribute.

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Atomic PK

17
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A primary key consisting of more than one attributes.

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Composite PK

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A field or combination of fields whose values match with the values under the primary key field of another table.

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Foreign Key

19
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Each Attribute that could be defined as the primary key.

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Candidate Key

20
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One of the candidate key is assigned as primary key and the other are called ________

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Alternate Key

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DISADVANTAGES OF FILES PROCESSING SYSTEM

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  • Program Data Dependence
  • Duplication of Data
  • Limited Data Sharing
  • Lengthy Development Times
  • Excessive Program Maintenance
22
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It emphasizes the integration and sharing of data through-out the organization or at least across major
segments of the organization.

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Database Approach

23
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The first step in converting to a database approach

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Develop a list of the high level entities

24
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is an object or concept that is important to the business.

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Entity

25
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is a graphical model that shows the high-level entities for the organization and associations among those entities.

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Enterprise Data Model

26
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is an application program (or set of related programs) that is used to perform a series of activities on behalf of database users

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Database Application

27
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data descriptions are stored in central location.

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Repository

28
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are designed to support one user.

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Personal Databases

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It is a relatively small team of people who collaborate on the same project or application or on a group of similar projects or application.

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Workgroup

30
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is designed to support the collaborative efforts of such team who work on given software object or component at a given time.

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Workgroup Database

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a functional unit within an organization.

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Department

32
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designed to support the various functions and activities of a department.

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Department Databases

33
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a worldwide network that connects users multiple platforms easily through an interface known as web browser.

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Internet Databases

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It is a computer network that uses internet protocol technology to share information, operational systems, or computing services within an organization.

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Intranet Databases

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it uses the access of the access of the internet technology but it is not universal as the case with an internet application.

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Extranet Databases

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