Lecture 2
Lecture 2
Database
Management
System
Introduction
(LECTURE – 2)
Muhammad Asher Ahsan
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Revision
• Data
• Information
• Differences
• Intro to DBMS
• Characteristics of DBMS
• DBMS Vs Flat File
• Field
• Record
• File
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TYPE OF FILES (USAGE POINT OF VIEW
AND FUNCTIONAL POINT OF VIEW
Usage Point of View Functional Point of View
• Master File
• Program File
• Use to store info
• Updated when change occur
• Contain set of instruction
• Not become Empty • Executable File
• File extension exe or com
• Transaction File
• Store input before process • Data File
• Temporary file • Type of files
• Update in master file • Data file created by software
• Backup File used
• Hold important data • Store data in data files
• Permanent record • Generally, file by file
• Create protect extension
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DATA FILES
Software File Extension Type
Word Processor Doc Document file
Spread Sheet .xls, .wks Worksheet
Database Mdb, .dat ,.dbf Database file
NotePad .txt ASCII / Text file
Image processing .gif, .jpg, .bmp, .tif Image file
Audio .wav, .mid Audio file
Video .wav, mp4 Video file
Practical
• Install MS Access and write it procedure
• Install My SQL and write it procedure
Reference :
• CIT 263