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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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DATABASES ARE
Collections of information
Created with logical structures
With logical ties within the information
With built-in integrity constraints
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DATABASES COLLECTIONS OF
INFORMATION
Databases have many tables
Consider Solomon Enterprises that provides
concrete to home and commercial builders. Tables
or files include:
Order
Customer
Concrete Type
Employee
Truck
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DATABASES COLLECTIONS OF
INFORMATION
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5 software components:
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DBMS engine
Data definition subsystem
Data manipulation subsystem
Application generation subsystem
Data administration subsystem
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DBMS ENGINE
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DBMS ENGINE
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Views
Report generators
QBE tools
SQL
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VIEWS
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VIEWS
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REPORT GENERATORS
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REPORT GENERATORS
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REPORT GENERATORS
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Databases and Data Warehouses
QBE TOOLS
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QBE TOOLS
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SQL
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Security management
Who has access to what information
Who can perform certain tasks (e.g., add, change, or
delete) on information
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Query optimization
Restructure physical view of information to optimize
response times to queries
Concurrency control
What happens if two people makes changes to the same
information at the same time?
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Change management
What
What
What
What
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Multidimensional
Rows and columns
Also layers
Many times called hypercubes
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Query-and-reporting tools
Intelligence agents
Multidimensional analysis tools
Statistical tools
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QUERY-AND-REPORTING TOOLS
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INTELLIGENT AGENTS
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STATISTICAL TOOLS
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DATA MARTS
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DATA MARTS
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