Lecture 1
Lecture 1
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Difference Between Data & Information
Data Information
Data is an individual unit that contains raw materials Information is a group of data that
which do not carry any specific meaning. collectively carries a logical meaning.
Raw data alone is insufficient for decision making Information is sufficient for decision making
Database Management System
● A database-management system (DBMS) is a collection of interrelated data
and a set of programs to access those data.
● The collection of data, usually referred to as the database, contains
information relevant to an enterprise.
● The primary goal of a DBMS is to provide a way to store and retrieve
database information that is both convenient and efficient.
Database Management System (Con.)
Database Management System (Con.)
● Organized collection of logically related data is called Database.
● In a relational database, a data item is called a column or attribute, a record
is called a row or tuple, and a file is called a table.
Database Management System (Con.)
The primary purpose of a DBMS is :
● It provides a systematic method of creating, updating, storing, and retrieving
the data stored in a database.
● It enables end users and application programmers to share data, and it
enables data to be shared among multiple applications.
● It provides facilities for controlling data access, enforcing data integrity,
managing concurrency control, and restoring a database.
Database-System Applications
Databases are widely used. Here are some representative applications: