MODERN DATABASE MANAGEMENT - Database o An organized collection of logically related data. o May be any size and complexity. - Data o A stored representation of objects and events that have meaning and importance in the user’s environment. o Become useful when placed in some sort of context. o Structured • Facts such as the customer name‚ address‚ and telephone number. • The most important structured data types are numeric‚ character‚ and dates. • Stored in tabular form • Found
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Introduction to Databases BDS: Connolly‚ Begg‚ Holowczak Pratt/Adamski Elmasri/Navathe (3rded.) Kroenke Book (7thed.) McFadden (5thed.) Mata-Toledo / Cushman Ch. 1 and 2 Ch. 1 Ch. 1 and 2 Chap. 1 and 2 Chap. 1 Schaum’s Outlines Ch. 1 Q: What is a Database ? Answer from BDS: A shared collection of logically related data and descriptions of that data‚ designed to meet the needs of na organization. Answer from Elmasri/Navathe: A Database (DB) is collection of related data - with the
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Benefits of a Database and Information-Gathering Techniques Brian Morrow Professor Cohen CIS 111 May 5‚ 2013 A database management system is a system in which data is stored‚ processed‚ and retrieved. These systems are known for security accuracy and consistency. A well-planned and developed database is very efficient and meets the current and future needs of the organization to which it services. This type of system allows the organization to collectively store and manipulate data. One key
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People have different ways of escaping the stress and difficulties of modern life. Some read‚ some exercise‚ and others work in their gardens. What do you think are the best ways of reducing stress? Nowadays‚ the word “stress” seems to be very common. Many people are under stress because of their modern and busy life particularly ones who pursue materialism. The reason why they become aggressive and sensitive with everything‚ and try to find the ways to escape the stress and difficulties. Then‚
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The Database Team has been assigned the task of upgrading Florida Food Mart’s outdated inventory processing system by designing and implementing a state of the art relational database management system utilizing MS Access integrated with Florida Food Marts present point-of-sale (POS) software. The Database Team has agreed to have a fully functional system in place by December 1‚ 2002. A preliminary budget of $75‚000.00 has been approved and allocated to this project. Scope The Database Team
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History of Database Technology Past and Present The term database was popularized with the growth of the computer industry and is typically thought of as software used to store‚ index‚ manipulate‚ and retrieve information (Vaughn). Database software has been in use since the Census Bureau used a punch card system to meet the requirements for the collection‚ sorting‚ and reporting of data for the 1890 census (National Research Council). These earliest databases were flat file databases. The flat-file
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Brief History Of Databases In the 1960’s‚ the use of main frame computers became widespread in many companies. To access vast amounts of stored information‚ these companies started to use computer programs like COBOL and FORTRAN. Data accessibility and data sharing soon became an important feature because of the large amount of information required by different departments within certain companies. With this system‚ each application owns its own data files. The problems thus associated with
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History of Relational Database Hao-Wei He Wilmington University October 9‚ 2010 Abstract Database system have been inseparable with our daily life‚ since IBM developed the hierarchical database management system in 1969‚ database system has been innovated many times‚ such as hierarchical database‚ network database‚ relational database‚ and object-oriented database. Nowadays‚ relational database still is the most popular model used by different industries; this article is going to introduce
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Sheena M. Hunt Database Paper DBM/381 University of Phoenix Healthcare database systems are critical in health care. Databases are used frequently in healthcare. There are different types of databases. This paper will define health care database systems and describe how databases are used across the health care industry. It will also explain the different database architectures including the relational architecture and describe the needs of database users across the health care continuum
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DATABASE APPLICATION SOFTWARE A database application is a computer program whose primary purpose is entering and retrieving information from a computer-managed database. Early examples of database applications were accounting systems and airline reservations systems‚ such as SABRE‚ developed starting in 1957. A characteristic of modern database applications is that they facilitate simultaneous updates and queries from multiple users. Systems in the 1970s might have accomplished this by having
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