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Introduction
Data base design is the organization of data according to a db
model. The designer determine which data should be stored and how the
data elements interact. With this information the db can be modeled. The
DBMS manage the data accordingly. Db design involves classifying data
and identifying interrelationships
CHAPTER 1: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT
Whether we like it or not just like information technology, db are
present in various activities of modern man
- Data
Data is a representation of a piece of information such as a
number or a fact encoded in a format that allows it to be
stored and processed by a computer
- Data type
It is the nature of the coding used to represent an
elementary data and the operations applied to this data. The
most common type are integer, real, text, date, image etc.
- Information
It is data or set of data which have been interpreted
- Database
A data base is a set of information often arranged in the form
of tables in which the data is organized according to certain
criteria in order to allow it use to meet the information need of
an organization.