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The document discusses database concepts including what a database is, different types of databases, database management systems, database applications, and data models. It provides examples of different database management systems like SQL Server, Microsoft Access, IBM DB2, MySQL, and Oracle.

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The document discusses database concepts including what a database is, different types of databases, database management systems, database applications, and data models. It provides examples of different database management systems like SQL Server, Microsoft Access, IBM DB2, MySQL, and Oracle.

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IT Tools Reviewer |1

DATABASE CONCEPT o proprietary multi-model database management


system produced and marketed by Oracle
Database – collection of integrated data or records Corporation.
Record - DBMS – contains info about particular enterprise
Table -
 Collection of interrelated data
Database come in a variety of sizes  Set of programs to access the data
 An environment that is both convenient and
 Ex: collection of phone numbers (simple) efficient to use
 Ex: commercial – grade system holding millions of
records (complex) Database Applications

Personal database designed for single users on a single 1. Banking: transactions


computer. 2. Airlines: reservations, schedules
3. Universities: registration, grades
Public Workgroup Database designed for commercial use 4. Sales: customers, products, purchases
w/in an organization that has very focused workgroup. 5. Online retailers: order tracking, recommendations
Concurrency – public workgroup database, larger 6. Manufacturing: prod., inventory orders, supply chain
than personal and can handle multiple users 7. Human Resources: employee records, salaries, taxes
accessing same data at the same time. In the early days, database applications were built directly
Database Management on top of file systems.

A database management system (DBMS) is a software Levels of Abstraction


package designed to define, manipulate, retrieve and 1. Physical Level: describes how a record (instruction
manage data in a database. A DBMS generally manipulates is stored)
the data itself, the data format, field names, record 2. Logical Level: describes data stored in database
structure and file structure. It also defines rules to validate and the relationships among data
and manipulate this data. 3. View Level: application programs hide details of
Examples: data types. Views can also hide information (such
as employer’s salary) for security purposes.
 SQL Server
o a software product with the primary function of
storing and retrieving data as requested by other
software applications—which may run either on the
same computer or on another computer across a
network.
 Microsoft Access
o combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database
Engine with a graphical user interface and software-
development tools.
 IBM DB2
o a family of data management products that helps
you more effectively manage structured and
unstructured data in on-premises and cloud
environments.
 MySQL
o open-source relational database management
system (Structured Query Language)
 Oracle
IT Tools Reviewer |2

Instances and Schemas (similar to types and variables in


programming languages)
1. Logical Schema - the overall logical structure of the
database
2. Physical Schema overall physical structure of
database
3. Instance- actual content of database at a particular
point in time
4. Physical Data Interdependence – the ability to
modify the physical schema w/o changing

Data Models
- A collection of tools for describing data, data
relationships, data semantics, data constraints
- Relational model
- Entity-Relationship data models (for database
design)
- Object-based data models (Object Oriented and
Object Institutional)
- Semi structured data models
- Network model
- Hierarchal model

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