files‚ along with the details of the interpretation of the data. A Data Base ManagementSystem is a software system or program that allows access to data contained in a database. The objective of the DBMS is to provide a convenient and effective method of defining‚ storing‚ and retrieving the information stored in the database. The database and databasemanagementsystems have become essential for managing business‚ governments‚ schools‚ universities‚ banks etc. 1.2 BASIC DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS In
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IS concentration : Database Administration Why ? 1. Introduction : Working as a Database administrator for the past 6 Years has led me to choose Database administration as my IS concentration‚ my experience has helped me fine tune existing databases‚ juggle around with the configuration parameters of the system to improve the performance of the system‚ however I have never worked on database architecture‚ this has been the primary reason for me to choose database administration as I would
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PubMed and Google Scholar are two different databases used for searching articles on online. PubMed are mostly used for biomedical and clinical journals. The data information are organized based on the date‚ author‚ tittle and type of article. This made it easier to search and retrieve journal articles faster. PubMed have an advance function like MeSH term subheading but Google scholar lack MeSH function (Jean-François‚ Laetitia‚ & Stefan‚ 2013). Also‚ the content of the articles on PubMed are
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1. Advantages of database over Advantages of spread sheets; One of the advantages of database is that it reduced data redundancy this is because in databases‚ there is an identifier. The identifier is the primary key‚ where when it is entered‚ all other details‚ which saved under the primary key‚ will be revealed. Therefore‚ there’ll be less repetition of data. Next‚ databases improved data integrity‚ which it will guaranteed the data proven to be correct. Linked to the primary key function‚ the
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8. What is a relational database? A data base that organizes data into overlapping tables. They follow a set of very specific rules that ensure data contained in the database will be consistent. 9. How do the following terms relate to one another: record‚ table‚ field‚ primary key? Rows are called records‚ and columns are sometimes called fields. A primary key assigns that field’s special order to a table. 10. What purpose does a primary key serve in a table? It serves as the identifier
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Database Processing‚ 13e (Kroenke/Auer) Chapter 9: Managing Multiuser Databases 1) Database administration tasks have to be performed for single-user‚ personal databases. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3 Page Ref: 396 2) Database administration is more important but less difficult in multiuser database systems than in single-user database systems. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 396 3) In general‚ the overall responsibility of the DBA is to facilitate the development and use of the database system
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DATABASE SPECIFICATIONS 1. TABLE NAME : TBLGENDER FIELD NAME DATA TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT REFERENCES GID IntN/A PK‚ IDENTITY NONE GDESC Varchar6 NOT NULL NONE 2. TABLE NAME: TBLGRDLVL FIELD NAME DATA TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT REFERENCES GRDID IntN/A PRIMARY KEY‚IDENTITY NONE GRDLVLDESC VarChar15 NOT NULL NONE GRDSECTION Varchar15 NOT NULL NONE 3. TABLE NAME: TBLRANK FIELD NAME DATA TYPE SIZE CONSTRAINT REFERENCES RANKID IntN/A PRIMARY KEY‚IDENTITY NONE RANKDESC Varchar20 NOT NULL NONE 4.
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Institution Database Software The acquisition of database software for business information management is a source of business leverage in the ever competitive business environment. The management of business information is made possible by the acquisition of efficient database software. Database software is the term that refers to the computer program that helps to enter‚ update‚ organize‚ retrieve‚ and report information held in a computer database. Among the commonly used database software for
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Lecture-13 Structured Query Language (SQL) Introduction Commercial database systems use more user friendly language to specify the queries. SQL is the most influential commercially marketed product language. Other commercially used languages are QBE‚ Quel‚ and Datalog. Basic Structure The basic structure of an SQL consists of three clauses: select‚ from and where. select: it corresponds to the projection operation of relational algebra. Used to list the attributes desired in the
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DATABASE One of the technology terms that most people have become accustomed to hearing either at work or while surfing the Internet is the database. The database used to be an extremely technical term‚ however with the rise of computer systems and information technology throughout our culture‚ the database has become a household term. A database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system. In order for a database to be truly functional‚ it must not only store
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