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RDBMS
RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management System . In RDBMS data is structured in database tables, fields and records . RDBMS store the data into collection of tables, which might be related by common fields (database table columns). RDBMS also provide relational operators to manipulate the data stored into the database tables. Most RDBMS use SQL as database query language.
IMPORTANCE OF RDBMS
Every organization has data that needs to be collected, managed, and analyzed. A relational database fulfills these needs. Along with the powerful features of a relational database come requirements for developing and maintaining the database. Data analysts , database designers, and database administrators (DBAs) need to be able to translate the data in a database into useful information for both dayto-day operations and long-term planning.
CHARACTERISTICS OF RDBMS
ADVANTAGE OF RDBMS
Highly secured Multiple users can access which is not possible in DBMS. Avoids data redundancy problems using NORMAL FORMS. Support a very large database. RDBMS have a simple view of database that conforms to much of the data used in business. Organised form of data
DISADVANTAGE OF RDBMS
Until recently no support to complex objects such as videos , image, or time series data. Still no efficient and effective integrator support for thing like text searching within fields.
KEYS
Each relation has one primary key that consists of a set of attributes that uniquely identifies the tuples in a relation. Relationships between object in the real world are represented in the relational data model by exporting primary keys of the objects that participate in the relationship. The exported keys are called foreign keys.
EXAMPLE
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The company always wants to assign an employee number to an employee, and that number must be different for each employee. One of the features of a relational database is that it can ensure that a value is entered into this column and that it is unique. The EMPNO column, in this case, is the primary key of the table. The DEPTNO column in the EMP table contains the same values as the DEPTNO column in the DEPT table. In this case, the DEPTNO column in the EMP table is considered a foreign key to the same column in the DEPT table.