DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSYEM

Introduction Every event results in some kind of data or information for different people or organisations and that for different uses. But when data/ information are generated, there will be the need to store it up and that properly for two principal reasons: 1. Future uses 2. Easy and prompt Retrieval

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSYEM

Class Interaction: Discuss the importance of data/ information storage for a typical medium-large scale business organisation.

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSYEM

Definitions: You should recall what data means. Here we shall define database, database management and database management system.

DATABASE Defined
Systematically organized or structured repository of indexed information (usually as a group of linked data files) that allows easy retrieval, updating, analysis, and output of data.

Stored usually in a computer, this data could be in the form of graphics, reports, scripts, tables, text, etc., representing almost every kind of information. Most computer applications (including antivirus software, spreadsheets, word-processors) are databases at their core. See also flat database and relational database.

Database Defined
Database is a collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data. You can think of a database as an electronic filing system. Traditional databases are organized by fields, records, and files. A field is a single piece of information; a record is one complete set of fields; and a file is a collection of records. For example, a telephone book is analogous to a file. It contains a list of records, each of which consists of three fields: name, address, and telephone number.

DATABASE Management Defined

Database management involves the monitoring, administration, and maintenance of the databases and database groups in your enterprise. Enterprise Manager is the premier tool for managing your database environment.

DATABASE Management System Defined

A DBMS is a set of software programs that controls the organization, storage, management, and retrieval of data in a database.