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CH 3 Database MGT (DBM) Sec II
CH 3 Database MGT (DBM) Sec II
Management
Ch 3 Information and Communications Technology 1
Database
Management
Section Two
Accurate
Verifiable
Timely
Organized
Accessible
Useful
Cost-effective
What is a hierarchy?
Database contains files, file contains
records, record contains fields, field
contains characters
What is a field?
Combination of one or more characters
Smallest unit of data user accesses
Field size defines the maximum number of
characters a field can contain
Field name uniquely identifies each field
Data type specifies kind of data field
contains
Object
Yes/No Hyperlink (also called BLOB for binary large
(also called Boolean) Web address that links to object)—photograph, audio, video,
—only the values document or Web page or document created in other
Yes or No (or True application such as word
or False) processing or spreadsheet
AutoNumber
Text Numeric
unique number
(also called automatically
alphanumeric
numbers assigned to each
)—letters, only new record
numbers, or
special
characters
Memo
Currency Date lengthy text
dollar and month, day, entries
cent amounts year, and
or numbers sometimes
containing time
decimal
values
Object
(also called BLOB
for binary large
Yes/No Hyperlink object)—
(also called Web address photograph, audio,
that links to video, or document
Boolean)—
created in other
only the document or
application such as
values Yes Web page
word processing or
or No (or
spreadsheet
True or
False)
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Technology
The Hierarchy of Data
What is a record?
Group of
related fields
Deleting records
What is validation?
Process of comparing data with a set of
rules to find out if data is correct
Reduce data entry errors and enhance
data integrity before program writes data
on disk
Sample Valid and Invalid Data is shown
in the next slide
Reduced
data
redundancy Improved
data
integrity
Shared
data
Easier
access
Reduced
development
time
database
application
and a file
processing Database Example
application
differ in the
way they store
data?
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Technology
File Processing
Example
Database Example
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Technology
Database Management Systems(DBMSs)
What are popular database management systems?
Database Manufacturer Computer Type
Query results
criteria
criteria
Query results
Read-only privileges
Full-update
privileges user
user can view data,
but cannot change it can view and
change data
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Technology
Database Management Systems
What are backup and log? before image
change
Stores data in
dimensions