Introduction to Database Management System (DBMS)

What is a DataBase ?
It is organized collection of related data of an organization stored in formatted way which is
shared by multiple users.

What are the basic terms of DBMS ?

Data: It is the representation of facts, concepts or instruction in a formal manner, which is
suitable for understanding and processing.
Information: It is the organized and classified data to provide meaningful values.
File: It is a collection of related data stored in secondary memory.

What is File Oriented approach ?

In this approach, the program dependent on the files and files become dependent on the files and
files become dependents upon the programs.

What are the feature of data in a DataBase ?

The main feature of data in a database are:
1. It must be well organized
2. it is related
3. It is accessible in a logical order without any difficulty
4. It is stored only once

What is a Database Management System (DBMS) ?

A database management system consists of collection of related data and refers to a set of
programs for defining, creation, maintenance and manipulation of a database.

What are the Function of Database Management System (DBMS) ?

1. Defining database schema
2. Manipulation of database
3. Sharing of database
4. Protection of database
5. Database recovery

What are the Advantages of Database Management System (DBMS) ?

1. Reduction of redundancies
2. Sharing of data
3. Data Integrity
4. Data Security
5. Conflict resolution
6. Data Independence

What is persistent, integrated and shared data in the database ?

Persistent Data: If data is removed from database due to some explicit request from user to
remove.

Integrated Data: A database can be a collection of data from different files and when any
redundancy among those files are removed from database is said to be integrated data.

Sharing Data: The data stored in the database can be shared by multiple users simultaneously
with out affecting the correctness of data.