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OUTLINE

• Three level Architecture of Database System


• Data Abstraction
• Instance and schema
• Data Independence
• Overall Structure of DBMS
THREE LEVEL ARCHITECTURE OF DATABASE
SYSTEM
Diagram
THREE LEVEL ARCHITECTURE OF DATABASE
SYSTEM CONTINUED…..
• Internal Level
Also known as physical level
Describes how the data is actually stored
• Conceptual Level
Also called as logical level
describes whole design of the database
• External Level
Also called as view level
Several users can view their desired data from this level
DATA ABSTRACTION
• Major purpose of database is to provide users with an abstract view of data

• System hides certain details of how data is stored and maintained

• The process of hiding irrelevant details from user is called Data Abstraction

• It makes the user interaction easy with database

• Different levels of Data Abstraction


Physical level
logical level
view level
DATA ABSTRACTION CONTINUED….

Diagram
INSTANCE AND SCHEMA
• Databases change over time as information is inserted and deleted
• The collection of information stored in database at a particular moment is called
an Instance of the database.
• The overall design of the database is called the database schema
• Schemas change infrequently
• Types of schema
1. Physical schema- Design of database at physical level
2. Logical schema- Design of database at logical level
3. View schema (subschema)- Design of database at view level
• In general, database system supports one physical schema, one logical schema
and several subschemas
DATA INDEPENDENCE
• The ability to modify schema definition in one level without affecting a schema
definition in the next higher level is called data independence
• Two levels of data independence – physical data independence and logical data
independence
• Physical data independence is the ability to modify the physical schema without
causing application programs to be rewritten
• Necessary to improve performance of database
• Logical data independence is the ability to modify the logical schema without
causing application programs to be rewritten
• Logical data independence is more difficult to achieve than that of physical data
independence
OVERALL STRUCTURE OF DBMS

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