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Module 1 notes for DBMS, Summaries of Introduction to Database Management Systems

Module 1 notes for DBMS class.

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Introduction to Database
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Dr. Sebnem Sahin Kuzulugil
Data Science Laboratory
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Introduction to Database

Systems

Dr. Sebnem Sahin Kuzulugil Data Science Laboratory

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Neighborhood Bulletin Subscribers

Name Age Profession Stan 39 Physician Lindsay 24 Magician Jeff 28 Photographer Deborah 42 Movie star

  • (^) It used to be about boring stuff: employee records, bank records, etc.
  • (^) Today, the field covers all of the largest sources of data, with many new ideas:
    • (^) Web search
    • (^) Data mining
    • (^) Scientific and medical databases
    • (^) Integrating information

Why This Course?

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  • (^) A database (db) is a collection of data, describing the properties and activities of one or more related organizations
  • (^) Models a real-world enterprise
  • (^) A database management system (DBMS) is software designed to assist maintaining and utilizing data

Database Definition

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  • (^) Self-describing nature of a database system
  • (^) Insulation between programs and data, and data abstraction
  • (^) Support of multiple views of the data
  • (^) Sharing of data and multiuser transaction processing

Database Approach