Database Concepts (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134601533
Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer, Scott L. Vandenberg, Robert C. Yoder
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.1RQ
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Database administration describes the major tasks which are involved in an important business function. This function accomplishes the database which increases its value to an organization.
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Purpose of database administration:
The purpose of database administration is given below:
- Database administration takes the contradicting goals on behalf of database protection that maximizes the availability and benefits to users.
- It performs the tasks in particular database which includes the application that processes the database.
- Every database needs database administration, as the existing tasks vary in complexity.
- It is responsible for the protection of the database content, the development, the operation, and the application used in the database.
- The person requires both technical and diplomatic skill to handle the database, which is usually handled by database administration office.
- The office manager is also referred to as database administrator.
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Chapter 6 Solutions
Database Concepts (8th Edition)
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Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.12RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.13RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.14RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.15RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.16RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.17RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.18RQCh. 6 - Explain the benefits of marking transaction...Ch. 6 - Explain the use of the SQL transaction control...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.21RQCh. 6 - Describe statement-level consistency.Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.23RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.24RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.25RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.26RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.27RQCh. 6 - Explain what serializable isolation level is. Give...Ch. 6 - Explain the term cursor.Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.30RQCh. 6 - What is the advantage of using different types of...Ch. 6 - Explain forward-only cursors. Give an example of...Ch. 6 - Explain static cursors. Give an example of their...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.34RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.36RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.37RQCh. 6 - Describe the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.40RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.41RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.42RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.44RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.45RQCh. 6 - What is the advantage of making frequent...Ch. 6 - Summarize a DBAs responsibilities for managing...Ch. 6 - Prob. 6.48RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.49RQCh. 6 - Prob. 6.50E
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