difference between dbms and rdbms

DBMS-Data Base Management Sysytem----No relation between datas stored in database

RDBMS-Relational Data Base Management System-Relation between datas stored in database

DBMS stands for Database Management System which is a general term for a set of software dedicated
to controlling the storage of data.

RDMBS stand for Relational DataBase Management System. This is the most common form of DBMS.
Invented by E.F. Codd, the only way to view the data is as a set of tables. Because there can be
relationships between the tables, people often assume that is what the word "relational" means. Not so.
Codd was a mathematician and the word "relational" is a mathematical term from the science of set
theory. It means, roughly, "based on tables".

DBMS includes the theritical part that how datas are stored in a table.It does not relates tables with
another. While RDBMS is the procedural way that includes SQL syntaxes for relating tables with another
and handling datas stored in tables.

1)rdbms is object based database management system while dbms 2)rdbms can maintain at many users
at same time while dbms not 2)in rdbms is relation is more important than object itself while dbms entity is
more important

The main advantage of an RDBMS is that it checks for referential integrity (relationship between related
records using Foreign Keys). You can set the constraints in an RDMBS such that when a paricular record
is changed, related records are updated/deleted automatically.

ORDBMS = ODBMS + RDBMS = (O + R) * DB * MS. On a logical level, an ORDBMS is the MS process

methods applied for DB data structure, which is complied with O object and R relational concepts.

A database has to be persistent, meaning that the information stored in a database has to continue to
exist even after the application(s) that saved and manipulated the data have ceased to run. A database
also has to provide some uniform methods that are not dependent on a specific application for accessing
the information that is stored inside the database.

An RDBMS is a Relational Data Base Management System. This adds the additional condition that the
system supports a tabular structure for the data, with enforced relationships between the tables.

The difference is dbms has no tables :

while rdbms has and also it describes about the relationships among the tables.
dbms for small organisatiions where rdbms for large amonut of data

The difference between dbms and rdbms is that it doesn't show the relation while rdbms show the relation
and moreover dbms is for small organisations where rdbms for large amount of data

In DBMS all the tables are treated as different entities. There is no relation established among these
entities. But the tables in RDBMS are dependent and the user can establish various integrity constraints
on these tables so that the ultimate data used by the user remains correct.

In DBMS there are entity sets in the form of tables but relationship among them is not defined while in
RDBMS in each entity is well defined with a relationship set so as retreive our data fast and easy.
In DBMS tables are not related. In RDBMS tables are related
In DBMS only one user can access the same database, at the same time. In RDBMS many users
simultaneously access the same database

RDBMS is more secure than DBMS In DBMS store and retrieve small amount of Data In RDBMS store
and retrieve large amount of Data

DBMS :
- Set of data and tools to manage those data. - Will not support RELATION SHIP between data. - Ex : -
Foxpro data files and earlier Ms Access.

RDBMS :
- Same as DBMS - Will Support RELATION SHIP between Tables. - Ex : - ORACLE,SQL 2000,DB 2 ...
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dbms support 6 rules which were proposed by the developer of dbms and where as rdbms follows 8 rules
which were proposed by the developer of rdbms.

1. dbms is a single user system rdbms is a multiuser system 2. dbms stores do not store data in the form
of tables while rdbms stores it in the form of tables. 3. most of dbms are not supporting client/server
architecture as it is supported by rdbms. 4. most dbms do not support distributed databases

RDBMS Vs DBMS:
Database management system is considered as the system to store the data for easy retieval and the
data were relatively stored as a group. Whereas, Relational database management system will include a
relationship between tables (using constraints). The relationship will be based on their logical relations.
Considering,
There are two table "employee" which will hold employee information like, employee id, employee dob,
where he is working. Another table "employee details" which may hold his personal information like blood
group, identification etc..,
For these two tables, there should be a key which will form a relation ship between these two tables. Its
nothing but RDBMS. (Eg: SQL Server, Oracle)

What is the difference between a DBMS and a RDBMS? Though this a very basic question, I have been
unable to locate a satisfying answer.
A database has to be persistent, meaning that the information stored in a database has to continue
to exist even after the application(s) that saved and manipulated the data have ceased to run. A
database also has to provide some uniform methods that are not dependent on a specific application
for accessing the information that is stored inside the database.
This is a pretty liberal definition of a database. Lotus Notes calls its message stores "databases", and by this
definition they qualify. MUMPS calls its associative storage a database, and while it takes a bit of a stretch,
even that meets this definition. There are a number of new database technologies that include object-oriented
databases and associative databases, and they seem to qualify as databases under this definition too.
Text or flat binary files don't qualify as databases under this definition, since only the application that created
one of these files knows enough about the file's contents to make use of the information stored within the file.
They meet the persistence part of the DBMS definition, but not the independent access part of the definition.
Other "standards" like the Berkeley DB format supported by Perl, Python, and related languages do more or
less qualify as a DBMS. While it isn't what most people think of when they think about DBMS setups, it does
meet both the persistence and uniform access conditions for a DBMS.
An RDBMS is a Relational Data Base Management System. This adds the additional condition that the system
supports a tabular structure for the data, with enforced relationships between the tables. This excludes the
databases that I've listed so far since they either don't support a tabular structure at all, or don't enforce
relationships between tables.
Microsoft's Jet database engine qualifies as an RDBMS under this definition, even though it seems like the
majority of its users ignore the "relational" side of the engine by failing to declare foreign keys.
Individual FoxPro files do not qualify because they don't have any built-in method for declaring or supporting
relationships, even though nearly every FoxPro system I've ever seen expects or relies on these relationships.
Most DBAs think of an RDBMS as a client/server system. The database engine runs on a server, and client
applications connect and request data from the server. Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 (both the Z series
and the UDB product), and most of the other "industrial grade" databases in use today use this mental model.
No discussion of RDBMS would be complete without mentioning "An Introduction to Database Systems" by
Chris Date. This is the present incarnation of the book that originally defined the Relational Model as Edgar F.
Codd defined it. You can read more at the Learning Zone.

DBMS Doesnot follow the normalization while RDBMS follows the normalization.

1. DBMS - Database Management Systems

Companies need to process a large amount of data. Manual storage of this data wastes a lot of
time while retrieving it. It also requires tedious clerical hours to arrange the data in the form
required by top management. Storing this data in a way to facilitate easy access is very important
and that is why computers are used in organizations. This is possible using DBMS. DBMS, besides
allowing you to store large amounts of data, allows you to retrieve information easily whenever
and in whichever format it is desired.
2. RDBMS - Relational Database Management Systems
The functionality of RDBMS is the same as DBMS except that the features offered for data storage
and retrieval are very advanced. These systems are based on mathematical SET theory. A RDBMS
ensures that the data stored in the database is accurate and relevant. Excellent security features
are offered by these systems. RDBMS packages are used in medium to large-scale organizations,
especially, those where data has to be made available on distributed networks.
These systems have capability to store a very large amount of data and have quick data retrieval
mechanisms. They also have elaborate database administration for handling multi-users, storage,
and failures.
An RDBMS uses SQL (Structures Query Language) to access data from database. This is a
 standard language commonly used across different RDBMS.
3. What is the difference between RDBMS & DBMS?
DBMS are for smaller organizations with small amount of data, where security of the data is not of
major concern. Also DBMS are not necessarily client server based systems. With DBMS, one can
develop a complete application, starting from processing inputs to generating output.
RDBMS are designed to take care of large amounts of data and also the security of this data. They
are also client server based systems. To create a complete application, one requires client
software like VB, Developer 2000.

2. DBMS are for smaller organizations with small amount of data, where security of the data is not of
major concern. Also DBMS are not necessarily client server based systems. With DBMS, one can
develop a complete application, starting from processing inputs to generating output.

RDBMS are designed to take care of large amounts of data and also the security of this data. They
are also client server based systems. To create a complete application, one requires client
software like VB, Developer 2000.

3. he difference between dbms and rdms is well defined in terms of the way both organize data and
provide retrieval of data .......
dbms does not impose any constraints or security with regard to data manipulation it is user or
the programmer responsibility to ensure the ACID PROPERTY of the database whereas the rdbms
is more with this regard bcz rdbms difine the integrity constraint for the purpose of holding ACID
PROPERTY.

4. dbms:- permit only one person to access the database at a given time.
rdbms:-allow many user simultaneous access to the database

5. DBMS means all information is stored in any way without any order or any key.For example time-
table of a class. This is just a database not a relational database. Another thing is that while
searching any information in just database a record pointer is maintained.
In case of RDBMS all data must be stored in a table with one or mare keys.Another name of table
is a relation . Relation is just a mathematical term of a table. It means that we can perform any
operation like Projection, Join, Retrival on that relation and the resulting data is also in term of
relation. so we can sau that any relation is closed with respect to all that operators.Searchnig any
data in relation is performed through key , record pointer is not maintained.

6. his is what i could find about the diff bet DBMS and RDBMS.
DBMS/RDBMS

1. DBMS - Database Management Systems

Companies need to process a large amount of data. Manual storage of this data wastes a lot of
time while retrieving it. It also requires tedious clerical hours to arrange the data in the form
required by top management. Storing this data in a way to facilitate easy access is very important
and that is why computers are used in organizations. This is possible using DBMS. DBMS, besides
allowing you to store large amounts of data, allows you to retrieve information easily whenever
and in whichever format it is desired.

2. RDBMS - Relational Database Management Systems

The functionality of RDBMS is the same as DBMS except that the features offered for data storage
and retrieval are very advanced. These systems are based on mathematical SET theory. A RDBMS
ensures that the data stored in the database is accurate and relevant. Excellent security features
are offered by these systems. RDBMS packages are used in medium to large-scale organizations,
 especially, those where data has to be made available on distributed networks.

These systems have capability to store a very large amount of data and have quick data retrieval
mechanisms. They also have elaborate database administration for handling multi-users, storage,
and failures.

An RDBMS uses SQL (Structures Query Language) to access data from database. This is a
standard language commonly used across different RDBMS.

3. What is the difference between RDBMS & DBMS?

DBMS are for smaller organizations with small amount of data, where security of the data is not of
major concern. Also DBMS are not necessarily client server based systems. With DBMS, one can
develop a complete application, starting from processing inputs to generating output.

RDBMS are designed to take care of large amounts of data and also the security of this data. They
are also client server based systems. To create a complete application, one requires client
software like VB, Developer 2000.

7. Generally nothing. Specifically DBMS means Data Base Management System; it refers to the set of
software that collectively manage the operation of database. That database could be any of the
regularly defined database topographies: Hierarchical, Network, Relational, Object; or even a fully
managed flat file system (Access). RDBMS refers to a Relational Data Base Management System.
Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, DB2 among many others are properly referred to by RDBMS, they are
also properly referred to by DBMS.
In the current literature you are like to also run across ODBMS. Which would specifically refer to an
Object Data Base Management System.

8. Difference between RDBMS and DBMS?

Reply from fabijoe on 1/1/2008 5:25 PM
DBMS is an abbreviation of "database management systems", which includes
hierarchical (like IMS of IBM in the 60s), network (like IDMS) and
relational (like Oracle, Ingres) and relational-object-oriented database
systems (I cannot point to an example, sorry), also.
RDBMS is the abbreviation of relational DBMS, which is based on relation
theory (relations are expressed in forms of tables, where tuples of tables
expresses relations between entities, like department and workers and
parents and sons etc. there is a strong theory behind RDBMS-es, this is
called relational theory.
One can express relations between objects not only via relational theory, by
tuples of tables, but also with links of a hierarchical (tree-like) or
network like structure (e.g. using pointers or with other words: links.
Gopher is (was ?:) ) a realization of the hierarchical databases, while
world wide web is a realization of the network structure.
One can use these structures to build up database systems, too. IBM's IMS is
an example of the hierarchcal, while IDS and
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well as
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 network databases. In these databases one have to retrive data via
navigation across hierarchies or the network.
While you can map hierarchical and network structres to the relations of an
RDBMS, but there could be tasks, where theese type of mappings simlpy not
effective enough. (Think about e.g. a database system of road networks, or
social networks of some hundred of thousands of people with all their
connections with each other).

9. relational algebra and/or set notation which database storage is based on.
dbms vs rdbms
DBMS stands for Database Management System which is a general term for a set of software
dedicated to controlling the storage of data.

RDMBS stand for Relational DataBase Management System. This is the most common form of DBMS.
Invented by E.F. Codd, the only way to view the data is as a set of tables. Because there can be
relationships between the tables, people often assume that is what the word "relational" means. Not
so. Codd was a mathematician and the word "relational" is a mathematical term from the science of
set theory. It means, roughly, "based on tables".
Answer
DBMS includes the theritical part that how datas are stored in a table.It does not relates tables with
another. While RDBMS is the procedural way that includes SQL syntaxes for relating tables with
another and handling datas stored in tables.
Answer
1)rdbms is object based database management system while dbms 2)rdbms can maintain at many
users at same time while dbms not 2)in rdbms is relation is more important than object itself while
dbms entity is more important
Answer
The main advantage of an RDBMS is that it checks for referential integrity (relationship between
related records using Foreign Keys). You can set the constraints in an RDMBS such that when a
paricular record is changed, related records are updated/deleted automatically.
Answer
ORDBMS = ODBMS + RDBMS = (O + R) * DB * MS. On a logical level, an ORDBMS is the MS process
methods applied for DB data structure, which is complied with O object and R relational concepts.
Answer
A database has to be persistent, meaning that the information stored in a database has to continue to
exist even after the application(s) that saved and manipulated the data have ceased to run. A
database also has to provide some uniform methods that are not dependent on a specific application
for accessing the information that is stored inside the database.

An RDBMS is a Relational Data Base Management System. This adds the additional condition that the
system supports a tabular structure for the data, with enforced relationships between the tables.
Answer
the difference is dbms has no tables

while rdbms has and also it describes

about the relationships among the tables

dbms for small organisatiions

where rdbms for large amonut of data

Answer
the difference between dbms and rdbms is that it doesn't show the relation while rdbms show the
relation and moreover dbms is for small organisations where rdbms for large amount of data
Answer
In DBMS all the tables are treated as different entities. There is no relation established among these
entities. But the tables in RDBMS are dependent and the user can establish various integrity
constraints on these tables so that the ultimate data used by the user remains correct.
Answer
In DBMS there are entity sets in the form of tables but relationship among them is not defined while in
RDBMS in each entity is well defined with a relationship set so as retreive our data fast and easy.
Answer
In DBMS tables are not related. In RDBMS tables are related

In DBMS only one user can access the same database, at the same time. In RDBMS many users
simultaneously access the same database

RDBMS is more secure than DBMS

In DBMS store and retrieve small amount of Data In RDBMS store and retrieve large amount of Data
Answer
DBMS :

- Set of data and tools to manage those data. - Will not support RELATION SHIP between data. - Ex :
- Foxpro data files and earlier Ms Access.

RDBMS :

- Same as DBMS - Will Support RELATION SHIP between Tables. - Ex : - ORACLE,SQL 2000,DB 2 ...

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Answer
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Answer
dbms support 6 rules which were proposed by the developer of dbms and where as rdbms follows 8
rules which were proposed by the developer of rdbms.
Answer
1. dbms is a single user system rdbms is a multiuser system 2. dbms stores do not store data in the
form of tables while rdbms stores it in the form of tables. 3. most of dbms are not supporting
client/server architecture as it is supported by rdbms. 4. most dbms do not support distributed
databases

DBMS - Database MAnagement System

Different types of dbms

1.DBMS simple databses management system , dbms does not support codd rules more than 5/6
rules.

2.RDBMS like sql server,mysql . Rdbms support more than 7 codd rules

3. ORDBMS like oracle 9i or later version

Answer:

DBMS refers to DataBase Management System

and relatioonal data structure is the way of organizing the data stored so that each attribute is related
to one another and thats y they are used for geographic information storing purposes.

Data is the most important aspect in computing. Any program, whether big or small, needs data in order
to process and produce its output; which often is some sort of data. Storing data has evolved a lot over
the last few years. The first method of storing data before was in text files. This waw very inefficient and
very difficult to deal with especially when dealing with larger amounts of data.

With the need for better means for storing and retrieving data, the DBMS (Database Management
System) was created. A DBMS stores data in a table where the entries are filed under a specific category
and are properly indexed. This allowed programmers to have a lot more structure when saving or
retrieving data. It is also a whole lot easier to search a certain database for the data you want. DBMS also
provides search functionalities in order to find a certain database entry. Once it is found, you can then pull
out any other related information from that entry. DBMS is a very competent system for keeping track of
data, but it doesn’t scale very well. Dealing with huge databases, although possible, becomes a huge
chore in DBMS.

To cope with this roadblock, the RDBMS or Relational DBMS is developed. A relational database
contains data in more than one table. Each table contains a database that is then linked to other tables
with respect to their relationships. This is best explained with an example. Let’s say that you have a car
repair business that you want to build a database for, you would need a list of your clients and the cars
that they own. It might be a little bit more complex if implemented in DBMS but with RDBMS you can do it
with ease. You can build two tables, one for the clients and one for the cars and then link them to each
other. With that, you can easily pull a client’s information then which cars they own.

RDBMS is an improvement over the older DBMS. It provides the mechanism to overcome the restrictions
that DBMS faces. Furthermore, the programmer doesn’t really have that much to learn when converting
from DBMS to RDBMS. You can even stick to the old DBMS format if you really want to and stick all the
data into a single table. Even if you still have no need for RDBMS, it might make sense to start converting
your programs into it in case you would need to.
Data Management Concepts
A database management system, or DBMS, is considered a basic component of data
processing. A DBMS is a collection of programs that are constantly running
processes. They are used to control the activities required to store, retrieve, and
manage data in a database or databases. Most DBMSs available today, such as
Informix, can manage not only multiple data columns, rows, and tables within a
database but multiple databases as well.
The DBMS software product came about in the early 1960s when software developing
scientists realized that every time they built an application, they duplicated code to
handle the data functions of store, retrieve, and maintain. Over time, the programs that
perform these same functions became a separate, generic system. This new separate,
generic data management system could be used for multiple applications. Moreover,
these different applications needed only to contain calls to access the data
management system to perform specific data operations.
This data management system evolved into the DBMSs of today. Besides reducing the
need for duplicating code, DBMSs provide many other benefits:
• Scalability
• Better developer productivity
• Shared data
• Security
• Data integrity management, redundancy, and consistency
• Data independence
The first benefit is that a DBMS is scalable. This means the DBMS is able to grow
and expand so that it can run across many machines or stay on a single machine. A
DBMS is a single software system that runs many individual processes, like an
operating system. The DBMS can share a machine's resources, such as CPUs and
disk, or it can use them all itself. Because the DBMS can run in many different
configurations, it is considered scalable. Most DBMSs start on a single machine,
sharing that machine's resources with other applications and processes. As the DBMS
increases in the amount of data it stores and the number of applications it services, it
needs more resources. The database administrator, or DBA, then starts to scale the
DBMS to a different configuration that satisfies the growing processing needs.
Because the DBMS is a stand-alone software system that can grow to meet the
application and data storage needs, the developers building the applications can spend
more time concentrating on their applications. Developing time and costs are lower
because the DBMS already has the data processing functions built in. In addition, the
developer does not have to rebuild those functions into the application software.
Whenever developers need their application to deal with the database, a call to the
DBMS is placed within the application code that tells that DBMS which data to find
and what to do with it.
The DBMS also allows for data sharing because the DBMS is a single, scalable
system that is easy to access by an application or multiple, different applications. All
Informix and most other DBMSs allow for many users through multiple applications
that can access the same data. This access is available as long as the users have the
proper permissions.
The next benefit of a DBMS is security. A DBMS allows or disallows any user from
accessing specific data columns, rows, tables, or databases.
Rules involving security, however, are not the only rules a DBMS can enforce. Data
integrity, consistency, and redundancy types of rules can also be enforced. For
example, a DBMS can be given the responsibility to ensure the data types are correct,
multiple data items are not stored, and the data meets a specific criteria such as true or
false, or a specific state such as MD, VA, or CA.
The final benefit of a DBMS is that it maintains different views of the data and the
databases it manages. These DBMS-provided views, usually referred to as schemas,
are broken down into three different types: physical (or internal), conceptual, and user
(or external). The physical schema is the actual layout of the data and databases in
their physical locations on the disk or tape. The conceptual view is how the data and
the databases look in column, row, and table layout. The user view is also in column,
row, and table layout, but it is tailored to each user's security access levels. With these
views, the DBMS provides data independence. Data independence occurs when the
applications and users are separate and have no impact on the representations of the
actual data they use. For example, if a physical location is changed for an entire
database within the DBMS, the conceptual and user views do not change, which
means the applications don't need to change or be recompiled. For example, if an
application changes a column's name from Soc_Sec_Numb to SSN, the conceptual
and physical views do not have to change. Data independence saves a lot of time and
effort for the application developers and DBAs.
The first type of DBMS to receive standard use throughout the data processing
community in the 1960s was file processing. The actual data was kept within flat files,
which are basic text-based files. As these files became larger, the speed and efficiency
of data access degraded. By the early 1970s, file processing was replaced by the
hierarchy and network-style DBMSs. The hierarchy DBMS used structured trees to
store data. On the other hand, the network DBMS used records to store each data
entity. Both of these DBMSs allowed for larger, more robust databases with faster and
more efficient access. Because they didn't provide the best data independence, they
were replaced by the current type of DBMS--relational.
Relational databases are the result of Dr. E.F. Codd's frustrations with the standard
database management systems available at the time. A researcher at IBM in 1969, Dr.
Codd discovered that algebraic concepts can be applied to the database world, where
data can be organized into tables that contain columns and rows. Each column, row,
and table must adhere to specific relationships.
Relational database management systems, or RDBMSs, gained popularity in the late
1970s and became the standard by the mid-1980s. About the same time, Informix
introduced its first RDBMSs--INFORMIX-Standard Engine and INFORMIX-OnLine.
Many chapters in this book are dedicated to setting up a relational database, applying
the relational rules, and accessing the data using the latest Informix RDBMS products.
There are four major types of Informix RDBMS product users. These users include
the database administrator or DBA, the system administrator or SA, the application
developer, and the application user. The DBA is the person generally responsible for
keeping the Informix RDBMS running. The SA is responsible for the operating
system and the machine on which the RDBMS is running. An application developer
builds the applications that access the Informix RDBMS. Finally, the application user
is the person who runs the application to access the data in the Informix RDBMS and
performs specific tasks on that data.
All user applications that access the Informix RDBMS are considered clients, and the
actual Informix RDBMS is considered the server. The client/server process is natural
in the RDBMS world because the RDBMS is its own software process, running
throughout the day and waiting for tasks to perform. These tasks are specified by the
accessing client applications, which run for the duration of the task. There are many
types of clients. Some are provided by Informix to perform tasks such as database
backups and system checks. Other clients are user-built applications that perform
tasks such as collecting data to store or creating and printing reports on the
information stored in the database.
A client can have the Informix RDBMS server perform one of four basic tasks. These
tasks are select, insert, update, or delete. A select is considered a query because it
looks at a specific set of data. An insert actually adds new information, usually an
entire row, into the database. An update task changes existing data. A delete actually
removes an entire row of data; consider it the opposite of an insert.
The two different types of clients that perform these tasks are batch or online. A batch
client performs many tasks for a long period of time, usually without involving a user.
For example, a batch process can read thousands of addresses from a file and store
them, or insert them, into the database. Each set of tasks performed by the batch client
is considered a transaction. A single transaction can contain many long tasks or a few
short tasks.
An online client is an example of a process that uses transactions containing a few
short, quick, single-minded tasks. In contrast to a batch client, which runs a single
transaction containing hundreds of tasks that might run for minutes or hours until
completed, an online transaction contains a few tasks and should complete within
seconds. Known as OLTP, or online transaction processing, this client is usually run
by a user sitting at a keyboard, performing his own tasks. When that user needs to
retrieve or store data, his application makes a quick access to the DBMS.
The databases used by these clients are sometimes considered the most important part
of day-to-day business. A database is usually set up to represent a specific view of a
company's business world. For example, a company that sells auto parts could have
three major areas of its business world represented in databases: parts inventory,
customers, and orders. All a company needs to know about its day-to-day activities
resides in the company's databases, and the applications it builds are the way to access
that data.
Most databases are under a gigabyte in size, but some can grow to be quite large.
They utilize the most popular application client--OLTP. Batch processing was very
popular in the 1970s and 1980s, but with the decrease in desktop equipment prices,
companies can afford to have more online users. Most of this book is dedicated to
building these business world databases in an Informix RDBMS, tuning these
databases for efficient access, and building application clients to access those
databases.
Sometimes companies build extremely large databases called data warehouses.
Although most databases contain a company's world of information, a data warehouse
contains the universe of an entire corporation. Data warehouses are not generally used
to perform daily OLTP activities. A data warehouse is used to perform intense data
analysis, called data mining. These databases can be expected to grow into a terabyte
or larger in size.
Summary
No matter what type of RDBMS user you are--DBA, SA, application developer, or
application user--database management encompasses a lot of different technology and
information systems concepts. Many of the concepts touched on in this chapter are
covered in greater detail throughout this book. All these concepts are explained while
using the Informix RDBMS products. No one is expected to know it all, but with an
Informix RDBMS, it is easy to start learning.