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This document outlines a lab activity on fundamentals of database management systems. The activity includes 5 parts that cover defining DBMS, identifying common DBMS, describing the three-schema architecture of DBMS, explaining client-server architectures, and identifying categories of DBMS. Students will work individually and in groups to complete definitions, lists, diagrams and explanations related to database management systems.

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Workbook Activity 1

This document outlines a lab activity on fundamentals of database management systems. The activity includes 5 parts that cover defining DBMS, identifying common DBMS, describing the three-schema architecture of DBMS, explaining client-server architectures, and identifying categories of DBMS. Students will work individually and in groups to complete definitions, lists, diagrams and explanations related to database management systems.

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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Name : Reg. No. :


Code & Course : Class :
Lecturer(s) : Date :
Lab : 1 / 2 /3 Duration :

LAB ACTIVITY 1: Fundamentals of Database Management


System
Duration: 4 Hours

Learning Outcomes
This activity encompasses activities 1A, 1B and 1C.

By the end of this tutorial session, you should be able to:


1. Define Database Management System (DBMS)
2. Identify various common DBMS.

Activity 1A
Activity Outcome: Define Database Management System (DBMS).

Briefly explain in your own words the definitions below.

Database

Database Management System


Activity 1B
Activity Outcome: Identify various common DBMS.

In group of two, list the common DMBS use in database management.

Open Source Software


__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

Licence software
___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________
Activity 1C
Activity Outcome: Identify the three-schema architecture of DBMS.

1. Three-schema architecture also known as ANSI-SPARC architecture. What does


ANSI-SPARC stand for?

2. Write the correct schema for the explanation given.

o User’s view of database.


o Describes the part of the database that a particular user Answer:
group is interested in
o Hides the rest of the database from that user group. ________________
o Excludes irrelevant data as well as data which ________________
the user is not authorized to access.
o Written in the Data Definition Language

o This schema concern in :


Answer:
 Storage space allocation for data and indexes
 Record description for storage ________________
 Record placement ________________
 Data compression and data encryption technique

o Community view of database.


o Hides the details of physical storage structures Answer:
o Describes what data is stored in database and
________________
relationships among the data.
________________
o Doesn’t specify how the data is physically stored.
o Only DBA define and works at this level.
Based on the diagram given, fill in the blanks with the correct schema.

End Users

External Level ...

External/Conceptual
mapping
Conceptual Level

Conceptual/Internal
mapping

Internal Level
Activity 1D
Activity Outcome: Describe the client-server architecture of DBMS.

In group of two, briefly explain about types of client server architecture below:

Client-Server architecture

File-Server architecture

Database-Server architecture

Three Tier architecture


Activity 1E
Activity Outcome: Identify the two categories of DBMS.

Based on the list of database software below, you are required to identify the categories of
DBMS for each of database software.

No Database Software Categories of DBMS

1 Oracle

2 Microsoft Access

3 Paradox

4 Microsoft SQL Server

5 Lotus

6 FoxPro

7 DB2

8 IBM

9 FileMaker Pro

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