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These are the functions of a data administrator (not to be confused with database
administrator functions):
4. Data analysis- Define and model data requirements, business rules, operational
requirements, and maintain corporate data dictionary
Now that you have an idea of the different responsibilities involved in maintaining
a database, we can list and describe the functions of a database administrator.
What are the functions of a database administrator?
How many major threats to database security can you think of?
3. Managing Data Integrity
4. Data backup
5. Database recovery
If there are back up facilities, are there also journalizing, checkpoint, and recovery facilities?
Yes
6. Tuning database performance
7. Improving query processing performance
Are there any shared administration functions?
Yes
These are share administration functions
1. Database design
2. Database implementation
DBA
o establish security controls
o supervise database loading
o specify test procedures
o develop programming standards
o establish back up/ recovery procedures
Both
o specify access policies
o user training
DBA
o monitor database performance
o tune and reorganize databases as needed
o enforce standards and procedures
Both
o support users
Both
o implement change-control procedures
o plan for growth and change
o evaluate new technologies
New functions
1. A person who takes overall responsibility for data, metadata, and the policies about data use is
the _______.
A. Data administrator
B. Database administrator
C. Database steward
D. Both A and B.
2. The _________ has a more hands-on, physical involvement with the database than the
____________.
3. Before- and after-images of records that have been modified by transactions are in a ____.
4. Which is NOT one of the basic facilities for backup and recovery of a database?
A. Checkpoint facility
B. Recovery Manager
C. Biometric Device
D. Journalizing facilities.
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. D
Questions:
2. What impact has the internet caused to the management of data security.
As a result of the internet, managing data security effectively has become more difficult
because access to data has become open through the internet and corporate intranets.
The recovery manager is a module of the DBMS which restores the database to a correct
condition when a failure occurs and which resumes processing user requests.
5. What is the difference between backward (rollback) and forward (roll forward) recovery?
The rollback is the back out or undo of unwanted changes to the database. Before-images of
the records that have been changed are applied to the database, and the database is returned to an
earlier state. Used to reverse the changes made by transactions that have been aborted or
terminated abnormally.
Roll forward is the technique that starts with an earlier copy of the database. After-images
(the results of good transactions) are applied to the database, and the database is quickly moved
forward to a later state.