Database Reference
In-Depth Information
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Introduction
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To understand the nature and characteristics of
databases
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To survey some important and interesting database
applications
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To gain a general understanding of tables and
relationships
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To describe the components of a Microsoft Access
database system and explain the functions they perform
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To describe the components of an enterprise-class
database system and explain the functions they perform
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To define the term
database management system
(DBMS)
and describe the functions of a DBMS
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To define the term
database
and describe what is
contained within the database
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To define the term
metadata
and provide examples of
metadata
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To define and understand database design from existing
data
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To define and understand database design as new
systems development
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To define and understand database design in database
redesign
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To understand the history and development of database
processing
This chapter
introduces database processing.
We will first consider the nature and characteris-
tics of databases and then survey a number of important
and interesting database applications. Next, we will describe the
components of a database system and then, in general terms, describe how
databases are designed. After that, we will survey the knowledge that you need
to work with databases as an application developer or as a database admin-
istrator. Finally, we conclude this introduction with a brief history of database
processing.
This chapter assumes a minimal knowledge of database use. It assumes
that you have used a product such as Microsoft Access to enter data into a
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