Database Server: Submitted BY K.Radhika Section-B
Database Server: Submitted BY K.Radhika Section-B
SUBMITTED
BY
K.RADHIKA
B.COM[C.A]
SECTION-B
MEANING
A DATABASE SERVER IS A
COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES DATABASE
SERVICES TO OTHER COMPUTER PROGRAMS OR
COMPUTERS, AS DEFINED BY THE CLIENT-SERVER
MODEL. THE TERM MAY ALSO REFER TO A COMPUTER
DEDICATED TO RUNNING SUCH A PROGRAM. DATABASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FREQUENTLY PROVIDE
DATABASE SERVER FUNCTIONALITY, AND SOME
DBMSs( EG: My SQL) RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON THE
CLIENT-SERVER MODEL FOR DATABASE ACCESS.
DEFINITION
A COMPUTER
IN A NETWORK THAT IS DEDICATED TO
DATABASE STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL.
IT HOLDS THE DATABASE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM AND THE DATABASES. UPON
REQUESTS FROM THE CLIENT
MACHINES, IT SEARCHES THE
DATABASE FOR SELECTED RECORDS
AND PASSES BACK THE RESULTS.
TYPES
FLAT FILE DATABASE
SERVER
RELATIONAL DATABASE
SERVER
INTEGRITY SUPPORT
ADVANTAGE
DATABASE SERVER PROVIDES
COMPLETE REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY
SUPPORT, INCLUDING
PRIMARY/FOREIGN KEY DEFINITION
AND CASCADED UPDATES AND
DELETES.
AVOIDS DATABASE
CORRUPTION
SERVER-
BASED TRANSACTION
PROCESSING ELIMINATES
DATABASE CORRUPTION.
DATA SECURITY
THE
SYSTEM OFFERS COMPLETE
SECURITY AND ENCRYPTION
SUPPORT FOR DATABASES.
HIGHLY SCALABLE
ADVANTAGE
DATABASE SERVER IS FULLY
SCALABLE FROM LOCAL TO
PEER-TO-PEER TO CLIENT-
SERVER ENVIRONMENTS-WITH
ONE SET OF SOURCE CODE.
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