DATABASE , RELATIONAL MODEL AND ENTITY

Presented By :-

SIDHARTH GUPTA 50-MBA-13

DATABASE
Data: facts that can be recorded and that have implicit meaning.

A database is a collection of interrelated data , typically

describing the activities of one or more related organizations and is used for managing large bodies of information.

NEED FOR DATABASE

Keep records of our: Clients Staff Volunteers To keep a record of activities and interventions Keep sales records Development reports Perform research Longitudinal tracking

PURPOSE OF DATABASE
Purpose of Database is to convert data into useful information so that knowledge of that information

can be used to take appropriate Action

Data

Information

Knowledge

Action

DBMS
A database management system (DBMS) provides you with the software tools you need to organize that data in a flexible manner e.g.: Microsoft Access, FileMaker, Lotus Notes, Oracle or SQL Server It includes tools to add, modify or delete data from the database, ask questions (or queries) about the data stored in the database and produce reports summarizing selected contents.

DATABASE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

RELATIONAL DATABASE MODEL

Proposed by E.F. Codd in 1969. It is represented in form of TABLE having two parts Heading & Body. The heading consists of attributes and body consists of tuples (unordered attribute values).

Terminology

Sample Relational Database

ENTITY
Every database is made up of one or more related
tables and each table is about an object , person, event or thing. These are collectively known as ENTITIES. For example :- customers, patients , appointments ,

books.