Database Systems (CS204)

Week01

Chapter No. 1 Databases and Database Users

<Food for Thoughts>
1. Define the terms: Data, Information, Knowledge, Database, Database
Management Systems(DBMS), Database Systems, File-Based Systems
2. Compare and Contrast the difference between File-Based Systems and Database
Systems?
3. Outline the characteristics of a database system?
4. What is data redundancy? How file-based systems are more redundant as
compared to Database Systems?
5. What is meta-data or data dictionary? What is the role of data dictionary in
database systems?
6. What do you think the main reasons of the popularity of a Relational Database
Management Systems? Explain with example?