A database management system has several key components: hardware, software, data, procedures, and people. The hardware includes computers and storage devices. The software includes the database management system and applications. Data refers to facts that are recorded, like text, images, and video. Procedures are the instructions for how the database should be designed and used. People include both end users who access the data and practitioners who manage and design the database system.
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1.3components of Database System Environment
A database management system has several key components: hardware, software, data, procedures, and people. The hardware includes computers and storage devices. The software includes the database management system and applications. Data refers to facts that are recorded, like text, images, and video. Procedures are the instructions for how the database should be designed and used. People include both end users who access the data and practitioners who manage and design the database system.
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A database management system consists of several
components each component plays very important role
in the database management system environment. The major components of database management system are :- Hardware Software Data Procedures People
Set of physical devices on which a database resides. Can range from a PC to a network of computers. Hardware devices that we need to build database systems. These may include; One or more computers for client machines and servers Data storage devices Printers for hard copies Networking hardware
We need software to build and maintain the database system. There are two types; Database Management System Applications that access Database Management System's facilities. database management system (DBMS) operating system application programs User Interface
The term data refers to known facts that can be recorded and preserved Include text, graphics, images, and/or video Used by the organization and a description of this data called the schema. A representation of facts, concepts or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing by human beings or by automatic means.
Raw data which is unprocessed Text, colours, symbols, shapes, graphics, images, temperatures, sound, video or other facts and figures are data suitable for processing.
E.g. Person or Employee or Customer name, address, phone, date of birth, designation, department, salary, employee no, photograph
Instructions and rules that should be applied to the design and use of the database.
Those who are interested in the database system. Two different types of people (end-users and practitioners) are concerned with the database. Users Managers Staff Excecutives Practitioners Analysts Programmers Database Administrators Database System Designers Data Entry Operators
End users People who require access to the database. This is done by querying and generating reports. Managers Staff Excecutives Practitioners People who are responsible of the database system and its associated application software. Data and Database administrators Database designers Analysts Application developers