Database

Database Vs. Database Management System

A database is a collection of data that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed, and updated. A database management system (DBMS) is the software that allows a computer to perform database functions of storing, retrieving, adding, deleting and modifying data. Relational database management systems (RDBMS) implement the relational model of tables and relationships.

Types of Data Process

Classification: This involves placing data into categories. Rearranging/sorting: This involves organizing data so that items are grouped together or placed into a particular order. Aggregating: This involves summarizing data, for example by calculating averages, totals or subtotals. Performing calculations: An example might be calculating an employees gross pay by multiplying the number of hours worked by the hourly rate of pay. Selection: This involves choosing or discarding items of data based on a set of selection criteria.

Database Tables
Table: grid of columns and rows Rows (tuples): Records for different entities.

Fields (columns): Represents attribute for entity.

Key field: Field used to uniquely identify each record. Primary key: Field in table used for key fields. Foreign key: Primary key used in second table as look-up field to identify records from original table.