Database Management

System (DBMS) an
Introduction

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Objectives

Understand why databases are important

to modern organizations
Understand how databases work
Understand how organizations can
maximize their strategic potential with
databases

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Data is a vital part of any organization. It needs to be

stored, organized, managed, accessed, protected and
manipulated.
Operational
Use databases to:
Create a book
Track book sales
Set salaries and wages
Pay employees

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Purpose of DBMS
The purpose of a database is to keep
track of things
Unlike a list or spreadsheet, a database
may store information that is more
complicated than a simple list

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Database Management for Strategic Advantage

The Database Approach: Foundational Concepts

DBMS Database Management Systems
Use a DBMS software to create, store, organize, and
retrieve data from a single database or several databases
Example: Microsoft Access

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Advantages of the Database Approach

Program-data independence
Minimal data redundancy
Improved data consistency
Improved data sharing
Increased productivity of application development
Enforcement of standards
Improved data quality
Improved data accessibility
Reduced program maintenance

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Database Management for Strategic Advantage

Effective Management of Databases

The database administrator (DBA) :

Works with programmers and analysts to design

and implement the database
Works with users and managers to establish
database policies
Implements security features and establishes
database permissions

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Database Systems

The four components of a database system are:

Users
Database Application
Database Management System (DBMS)
Database

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Database Systems

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Database Systems - Users

A user of a database system will

Use a database application to track things
Use forms to enter, read, delete and query data
Produce reports

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Database Systems Database Application

A set of one or more computer programs that serves as an

intermediary between the users and the DBMS
Application program that read or modify database data by
sending SQL statements to DBMS.
Application program to present data to users in the format of
forms and reports.

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Database Systems Database Application :

Functions

Create and process forms

Process user queries
Create and process reports
Execute application logic
Control database applications

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Database Systems DBMS

A computer program used to create, process and administer

the database
DBMS receives request encoded in SQL and translates these
requests into actions on the database
DBMS is a large, complicated program that is licensed
software. Almost majority of the companies never write their
own DBMS program.

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Database Systems Database

The database is a collection of related tables and other

structures.
A database is a self-describing collection of related records

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Functions of DBMS

Create databases
Create tables
Create supporting structures
Read database data
Modify database data (insert, update, delete)
Maintain database structures
Enforce rules
Control concurrency
Provide security
Perform backup and recovery

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Organizational DBMS

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Organizational DBMS

Organizational database systems typically:

Support several users simultaneously

Include more than one application
Involve multiple computers
Are complex in design
Have many tables
Have many databases