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Unit 1 Lecture 1

This document defines several basic terms related to database management systems: 1) It defines data as raw unorganized facts, information as organized data that makes it useful, and metadata as data about data such as table and column names. 2) It explains that a data dictionary contains metadata like table structures and access privileges, while a data warehouse stores the actual data. 3) It defines a field as a single character or group that has meaning, a record as a collection of logically related fields, and a tuple as another name for a record.

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Unit 1 Lecture 1

This document defines several basic terms related to database management systems: 1) It defines data as raw unorganized facts, information as organized data that makes it useful, and metadata as data about data such as table and column names. 2) It explains that a data dictionary contains metadata like table structures and access privileges, while a data warehouse stores the actual data. 3) It defines a field as a single character or group that has meaning, a record as a collection of logically related fields, and a tuple as another name for a record.

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Unit-1

Database
Management
System
Basic Terms
Section - 1
Basic terms
🞂 Data
⮩ Data is raw, unorganized facts that need to be processed.
⮩ Example: Marks of students
⮩ Student_1 = 50/100, Student_2 = 25/100.
🞂 Information
⮩ When data is processed, organized, structured or presented in a given context so as to make it useful, it is
called information.
⮩ Example: Result of students (Pass or Fail)
⮩ Student_1 = Pass, Student_2 = Fail.

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Basic terms (cont…)
🞂 Metadata
⮩ Metadata is data about data.
⮩ Data such as table name, column name, data type, authorized user and user access privileges for any table is
called metadata for that table.

Facult
y
Emp_Name Address Mobile_No Subject
Prof. ABC India 98XXXXXXXX DBMS

⮩ Metadata of above table is:


▪ Table name such as Faculty
▪ Column name such as Emp_Name, Address, Mobile_No, Subject
▪ Datatype such as Varchar, Decimal
▪ Access privileges such as Read, Write (Update)

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Basic terms (cont…)
🞂 Data dictionary
⮩ A data dictionary is an information repository which contains metadata.
• Table Name – Faculty
• Column Name – EmpName, Address, Mob, Subject, Salary
• Datatype – Varchar, Decimal
• Access Privileges – Read, Write (Update)

🞂 Data warehouse
⮩ A data warehouse is an information repository which stores data.
Facult
y
Emp_Name Address Mobile_No Subject
Prof. ABC India 98XXXXXXXX DBMS
Prof. XYZ USA 01XXXXXXXX OS

Exercis Why data dictionary and data warehouse are stored in the different places?
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Basic terms (cont…)
🞂 Field
⮩ A field is a character or group of characters that have a specific meaning.
⮩ E.g, the value of Emp_Name, Address, Mobile_No etc are all fields of Faculty table.
Facult
y
Emp_Name Address Mobile_No Subject Fields
Prof. ABC India 98XXXXXXXX DBMS
Prof. ABC India 98XXXXXX
Prof. XYZ USA 01XXXXXXXX OS XX

🞂 Record / Tuple
⮩ A record is a collection of logically related fields.
⮩ E.g, the collection of fields (Emp_Name, Address, Mobile_No, Subject) forms a record for the Faculty.

Prof. ABC India 98XXXXXXXX DBMS


Record / Tuple
Prof. XYZ USA 01XXXXXXXX OS

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