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What is Data-items/Fields?
A data-item is a single fact about something that
interests us.
Salesperson Salesperson Office Commission Year of
Number Name City State Number Percentage Hire
137 Siddharth Hyd AP 1284 10 1995
Figure 2.1 Facts about salesperson Siddarth.
Entities
Salesperson Salesperson Office Commission Year of
Number Name City State Number Percentage Hire
119 Taylor New York NY 1211 15 2003
137 Baker Detroit MI 1284 10 1995
186 Adams Dallas TX 1253 15 2001
204 Dickens Dallas TX 1209 10 1998
255 Lincoln Atlanta GA 1268 20 2003
361 Carlyle Detroit MI 1227 20 2001
420 Green Tucson AZ 1263 10 1993
Figure 2.2 Salesperson file.
Figure 2.2 Salesperson file.
Attribute - a property of, a characteristic of, or a fact
that we know about an entity.
Figure 2.2 Salesperson file.
What is a DBMS?
Queries
Operating Database
DBMS
System
COBOL/C
DBMS facilities
Creating a file, addition to data, deletion of data, modification of data;
creation, addition and deletion of entire files
The data stored can be stored or indexed at the user’s discretion and
direction
Various reports can be produced from the system. These may be either
standardized report or that may be specifically generated according to
specific user definition.
1. Reduction of Redundancies
2. Sharing Data
3. Data Integrity
4. Data Security
5. Conflict Resolution
6. Data Independence
Disadvantages of DBMS
Cost