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 ©Silberschatz, Korth and Sudarshan1.1Database System Concepts
Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 1: Introduction
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Purpose of Database Systems
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View of Data
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Data Models
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Data Definition Language
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Data Manipulation Language
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Transaction Management
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Storage Management
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Database Administrator
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Database Users
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Overall System Structure
 
 ©Silberschatz, Korth and Sudarshan1.2Database System Concepts
Database Management System (DBMS)Database Management System (DBMS)
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Collection of interrelated data
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Set of programs to access the data
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DBMS contains information about a particular enterprise
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DBMS provides an environment that is both
convenient 
and
efficient 
to use.
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Database Applications:
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Banking: all transactions
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Airlines: reservations, schedules
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Universities: registration, grades
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Sales: customers, products, purchases
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Manufacturing: production, inventory, orders, supply chain
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Human resources: employee records, salaries, tax deductions
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Databases touch all aspects of our lives
 
 ©Silberschatz, Korth and Sudarshan1.3Database System Concepts
Purpose of Database SystemPurpose of Database System
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In the early days, database applications were built on top offile systems
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Drawbacks of using file systems to store data:
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Data redundancy and inconsistency
Multiple file formats, duplication of information in different files
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Difficulty in accessing data
Need to write a new program to carry out each new task
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Data isolation — multiple files and formats
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Integrity problems
Integrity constraints (e.g. account balance > 0) become partof program code
Hard to add new constraints or change existing ones
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