DATABASE

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Database and Database Users

Data :
Data is a Representation of facts, figures, statistics
etc. having no particular meaning.
Data can be in the form of numbers, characters,
symbols, or even pictures.
Ex:
 1,ABC,19,36,student name etc.
For example, A mobile no 98324792454 is issued
to somebody. It is a fact.
Information :
It is a processed data (or) Collection of data which is
having perfect meaning is called information.
For example: Report card sheet.
The number given above belongs to Dr S.P.S becomes
information.
Field:
A field is a single piece of information, a record is
one complete set of fields and a file is a collection of
records.
EX:
A table has records (rows) and fields (columns).
Fields have different types of data, such as text, numbers,
dates, and hyperlinks.
EX: Telephone book is analogous to file. It contains a
list of records , each of which consist of three fields :
Name, Address, And telephone numbers.
Database :
A database is an collection of related data(information)
that is organized So that it can easily be accessed,
managed, and Updated.
Examples:
University Database
Data: Departments, Students, Exams, Rooms etc..
Usage: Create Exam plans, Enter Exam Results, create
Statistics and Build Timetable
Bank Database
Data: Clients,Accounts,Credits,Funds etc..
Applications: Accounting,Transfers.Risk management
Airline Database
Data: Flights,Passengers,Employees,Airplanes Etc…
Applications: Reservation,Booking,CreatingFlight Schedule.

EX:
MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Oracle Database, 
PostgreSQL, Informix, Sybase, etc. are all examples of
different databases.
Database System :
A database system is a way of organizing information on
a computer , implemented by a set of computer programs.
Data Base Management System (DBMS) :
It is a collection of programs that enables user to create
and maintain a database.
 In other words it is general-purpose software that
provides the users with the processes of defining,
constructing and manipulating the database for various
applications.
Ex:
Computerized library Systems
Automated teller machines
Flight reservation Systems
Defining A Database :
Defining a database involves specifying the Data types,
structures, and constraints of the data to be stored in the
database.
Constructing A Database:
 constructing the database is the process of storing data
on some storage medium that is controlled by the DBMS.
Manipulating A Database:
Manipulating A Database includes functions such as
Querying the database to retrieve specific data, updating
the database and generating reports.
Sharing:
Allows multiple users to access the database
simultaneously.
There are three properties:

1. A database represents some aspects of the real

world.
2. A database is a logically coherent collection of
data with some inherent meaning.
3. A database is designed, built, and populated with
data for a Specific purposes.
 Student Course

Name Rollno Class Department Subject name Subject code Department

Somu 1 A CS CA DCCA101 CS

Raju 2 B CS DBMS DCCA102 CS

Radha 3 C ECE DCCA103 COMMERCE
Accounts

Grade Report
Rollno Course no Grade
1 Cs01 A
2 Cs02 B
3 Com3 B