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Unit 1 - Chapter 1
Unit 1 - Chapter 1
SYSTEM
Lecture 1:
•Database
•DBMS
•Application
Unit 1
• Introduction - Database and database users; Characteristics
of the database approach; Different people behind DBMS;
Implications of database approach; Advantages of using
DBMS; When not to use DBMS.
• Database System Concepts and Architecture - Data models;
Schemas and instances; DBMS architecture and data
independence; Database languages and interfaces;
The database system environment; Classification of DBMS.
What is Data?
Application programmers
• Implement complex specifications (business
logic) as programs
Workers behind the Scene
1. Increased costs
• DBMS vendors frequently upgrade their products by
adding new functionality.
• Such new features often come bundled in new
upgrade versions of the software.
• Some of these versions require hardware upgrades.
• Not only do the upgrades themselves cost money,
but it also costs money to train database users and
administrators to properly use and manage the new
features.
WHEN NOT TO USE A DBMS