MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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Chapter 6, Problem 2RQ
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- A database is a collection of data organized to service many applications efficiently.
- It stores and manages data so that they appear to be in one location.
- A database is also used to minimize redundant data.
- A database management system (DBMS) is special software that permits an organization to centralize data, manage them efficiently, and provide access to the stored data by the application programs...
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Capabilities of a database management system
- A database management system consists of capabilities and tools for organizing, managing and accessing data in the database.
- The main capabilities of a database management system include data definition language, data dictionary, and data manipulation language.
- The data definition language helps to specify the structure and content of the database...
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Relational Database Management System
- The relational database is the method used for organizing and maintaining data in information systems.
- It organizes data in two-dimensional tables with rows and columns called relations...
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Operations of a relational database management system
- The relational database is the method used for organizing and maintaining data in information systems.
- The three basic operations of a relational database management system include select, project and join.
- Select operation is used to create a subset consisting of all records in the file that meet stated criteria...
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Uses of non-relational databases
- The non-relational database systems uses more flexible data models and are designed for managing large data sets across distributed
computing networks. - They are easy to scale up and down based on computing needs...
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Normalization and its contribution to relational database
- Normalization is the process of creating small stable data structures from complex groups of data when designing a relational database.
- Normalization streamlines relational database design by removing redundant data such as repeating data groups.
- A well-designed relational database will be organized around the information needs of the business and will probably be in some normalized form.
- A database that is not normalized will have problems with insertion, deletion, and modification...
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Entity relationship diagram and its role in database design
- Relational databases organize data into two-dimensional tables known as relations with columns and rows.
- Each table contains data on an entity and its attributes.
- An entity-relationship diagram graphically depicts the relationship between entities or tables in a relational database...
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