FUNCTION, ADVANTAGE AND

DISADVANTAGES OF DBMS
DEPARTMENTAL
 FUNCTION OF A DBMS
◼ DATA STORAGE, RETRIEVAL AND UPDATE
◼ A USER- ACCESSIBLE CATALOGUE OR DATA DICTIONARY
◼ TRANSACTION SUPPORT
◼ CONCURRENCY CONTROL SERVICES
◼ RECOVERY SERVICES
◼ AUTHORIZATION SERVICES
◼ SUPPORT FOR DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING
 ADVANTAGES OF DBMS
◼ CONTROL REDUNDANCY
◼ INTEGRITY CAN BE ENFORCED
◼ INCONSISTENCY CAN BE AVOIDED
◼ DATA CAN BE SHARED
◼ STANDARDS CAN BE ENFORCED
◼ RESTRICTS UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
◼ SOLVES ENTERPRISE REQUIREMENTS
◼ PROVIDES BACK UP AND RECOVERY
◼ COST OF DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING A SYSTEM IS LOWER
◼ DATA MODEL CAN BE DEVELOPED.
 DISADVANTAGES OF DBMS
◼ COMPLEXITY
◼ SIZE
◼ PERFORMANCE
◼ HIGHER IMPACT OF FAILURE
◼ COST OF DBMS
◼ ADDITIONAL HARDWARE COSTS
◼ COST OF CONVENTION
◼ QUALIFIED PERSONEL
CLASSIFICATION OF
DATABASE DISTRIBUTION
CENTRALIZED DATABASE: STORED IN A SINGLE SITE
THAT IS USED BY SEVERAL SYSTEMS.
DISTRIBUTIVE DATABASE : DISTRIBUTED FROM VARIOUS
SITES THAT SRE CONNECTED BY A COMPUTER NETWORK.
CLASSIFICATION OF DATABASE BASED ON TYPE OF DATA

◼ 1. SINGLE USER DATABASE- ALLOWS ONLY ONE

CONNECTION TO DATABASE AT GIVEN MOMENT IN
TIME.
EXAMPLE: WINDOWS, PDF, MS WORD, PHOTOSHOP,
CLASSIFICATION OF DATABASE BASED ON TYPE OF DATA

◼ 2. MULTI-USER DATABASE- PROVIDES SIMULTANEOUS

ACCES FOR MULTIPLE USERS.
EXAMPLE: ELECTRONIC GRADES, G-DRIVE, ONLINE
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