SHAJEELA BEEGOM B A

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 INTRODUCTION

The DATABASE DESIGN PROCESS has six

main phases.They are,
 Requirements collection & analysis
 Conceptual database design
 Choice of database
 Data model mapping
 Physical database design
 Database system implementation &
tuning
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The choice of database is
governed by
the following factors
.Technical factor
.Ecnomic &
Organizational factors

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 Technical Factor
 Concerned with the suitability of DBMS for
the task
 Issues to consider here are,
 Type of DBMS
 The srorage structures &access path
 User &the programmer interfaces
 Type of high level query languages
 Availability of development tools etc.

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Ecnomic and Organizational
factor
 Include the financial status& support
organization
 The following costs must be considered
4. Software acquisition cost
5. Maintenance cost
6. Hardware acquisition cost
7. Database creation& conversion cost

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1. Personnel cost
2. Training cost
3. Operating cost

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 Software acquisition cost
This is the cost of buying the software
 Maintenance cost
This is cost of receiving standard maintenance
service from the vendor

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 Hardware acquisition cost
New hardware may be needed
 Databasecreation &
conversion cost
This is the cost of either creating the
database system or converting an
existing system to the DBMS s/w.

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 Personnel cost
Acquisition of DBMS software for the first
time by an organization is often accompanied
by a reorganization of the dataprocessing
departments
 Training cost
Training is required at all levels

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 Operating cost
The cost of continued operation of the
database system is typically not worked into
an evaluation of alternatives because it is
regardless of the DBMS selected

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Advantages of acquiring a
DBMS
 Intangible advantages-ease of
use,consolidation of company –wide
information,wider availability of data,and
faster access to information
 Tangible benefits –reduced application
development cost,reduced redundancy of
data, and better control and security.

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For an organization,the decision of
whether to move an application
from a file based to a database-
centered approach comes up
frequently
This move is generally driven by
the following factors,
1)Data complexity
2)Sharing among applications
3)Dynamically evolving or growing
data
4)Frequency of ad hoc requests for 12
Several ecnomic and
organizational factors
affects the choice of DBMS
over another .They are,
* Organization-wide adoption of a
certain philosophy
* Familiarity of personnel with the
system
* Availability of vendor services

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 DBMS portability
 Many DBMS are currently being designed as
total solutions to the information processing
and information resource management needs
within organizations.
 Most DBMS vendors are combining
their products with the following
options

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*Text editors& browsers
*Report generators & listing
utilities
*Communication software
*Data entry & display
*Inquiry & access tools (used
on WWW)
*Graphical database design
tools

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