Assignment 1

GIS – Basics
Chapter 1: DBMS

1. Define data and information.

2. What is database? Explain the process of creating a database
table.
3. Define DBMS. List and explain the components of DBMS.
4. Discuss the applications of DBMS.
5. Explain advantages of database system over a flat-file system.
6. What is data modelling? Explain different types of data model.
7. Discuss different types of keys in database table.
8. Discuss different types of relationship that exists between two
tables in database with suitable example.
9. What do you mean by Query? Define DDL and DML.
10. Who is database administrator? What are the key
responsibilities of database administrator?
11. What is database normalization? Explain briefly with an
example.

Data modeling is the process of creating a data model for the data to be stored in
a Database. This data model is a conceptual representation of

 Data objects
 The associations between different data objects
 The rules.