Business Driven Technology
Business Driven Technology
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ISBN: 9780073376905
Author: Paige Baltzan Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 1CCT
Program Plan Intro

Database:

A database is a collection of information that is organized in a specific order so that it can be accessed easily, managed and updated.

  • It supports storage and manipulation of data.
  • Data stored in a database are organized into rows, columns and tables. Each data is indexed which makes it easier to find the relevant information.
  • Rows are also called as records which contain a group of fields within a table related to a specific entity.
  • New information can be added, deleted or updated in the database.
  • Databases are used to manage information about various types of objects, events, peoples and places.
  • DBMS is used in creating, reading, updating and deleting the records of the data that are present in the database through establishing a control to its access along with the security.

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