Table of ContentsDatabase Database The Electronic File Cabinet: Database Basics The Electronic File Cabinet: Database Basics What Good Is a Database? What’s a Good Database System? (Properties) What’s a Good Database System? (Properties) Database Anatomy: An Electronic File Cabinet Database Terms Database Terms Database Terms Database Terms Database Terms Database Terms Database Terms View Database Operations Import:receive data in the form of text files Browse navigate through information by just looking at it. Sort: rearrange records (alphabetically or numerically). Report: printout of an ordered list of records. Queries/Filters:search or select one or more specific records The User’s View Database Objects Database Objects Database Objects Database Objects Database Objects Database Objects Database Objects Database Objects Special-Purpose Database Programs Special-Purpose Database Programs Rules of Thumb: Dealing with Databases Structure of the data Types of Database Software File Management Programs Database Management Systems Database Structures to Link Files Hierarchical Databases Hierarchical Design Network Databases Network Design Relational Databases Relational Database Object-Oriented Databases Parts of the DBMS Software Parts Continued Questions |
Author: Dolores Zage
Email: dmz@cs.bsu.edu Home Page: http://www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/dmz/cs104/lecture/ |