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UNIT – I

1.1 INTRODUCTION
Database management system is a collection of interrelated data
and a set of programs to access those data.
A collection of data is usually referred to as the database which
contains the information.

1.2 DATABASE SYSTEM APPLICATIONS


Database management system is software designed to assist in
maintaining
And utilizing large collection of data and need for such systems.
Databases are widely used in the following applications:-
 Banking:-
Database system used for customer information, accounts,
loans, and
banking transactions.
 Airlines:-
For reservations and schedule information. Airlines were
among the first to use databases in a geographically distributed
manner.
 Universities:-
For Student information, course registrations and grades.
 Credit and Transactions:-
For purchases on credit cards and generation of monthly
statements.
 Telecommunications:-
For keeping records of calls made, generating monthly bills,
maintaining balances on prepaid calling cards, and storing
information about the communication networks.
 Finance:-
For storing information about holdings, sales and purchases of
financial instruments such as stocks and bonds.Also for storing real-

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time market data to enable on-line trading by customers and
automated.
 Sales:-
For customer, product and purchase information.

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 On-line retailers:-
For sales data noted above plus on-line order tracking,
generation of
recommendation lists , and maintenance of on-line product
evaluations.
 Manufacturing:-
For management of the supply chain for tracking production of
items in
factories, inventories of items in warehouses, stores and orders for
items.
 Human resources:-
For information about employees, salaries, payroll taxes,
benefits, and for generation of paychecks.

1.3 PURPOSE OF DATABASE SYSTEMS


 Data Independence:-

Application programs should be as independent as possible from


details of data representation and storage. The DBMS also provide
an abstract view of data.
 Efficient Data Access:-
DBMS utilizes a variety of sophisticated techniques to store and
retrieve data efficiently.
 Data Integrity and Security:-

If data is accessed through the DBMS, can enforce integrity


constraints on the data. It also provides security by using many
levels of abstraction.
 Data Administration:-

One of the main reasons for using DBMS is to have central


control of both the data and programs that access those data. The
person who has such central control over the system is called DBA
(Data Base Administrator)
 Concurrent Access and Crash Recovery:-

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The overall performance of the system is improved and a faster
response time is possible, many systems allow multiple users to
update data simultaneously. The DBMS protects users from the
effects of system failures

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 Reduced application development time:-
The DBMS supports many important functions that are common
to applications accessing data stored in the DBMS.
1.4 VIEW OF DATA
The overview of data used to explain how to organize information in
a DBMS and to maintain it and retrieve it effectively. That is , it is used to
explain how to design a database and use a DBMS effectively.
 Database Design:-
It is used to describe a real world enterprise in terms of the
data stored in DBMS.
It explains about factor to be considered while the time of
data organization.
 Data analysis:-
It describes about the of query to the user and it helps them
to answer.
 Concurrency and Robustness:-
It describes the concurrency that is how DBMS allow many
users to access data concurrently. Also provides guidelines how
DBMS protects the data in the event of system failures.
 Efficiency and Scalability:-

The primary goal of the database is to store and retrieve the


information that is both efficient and convenient manner.
 Data Abstraction:-

A major purpose of a database system is to provide users with an


abstract view of data. That is the system hides the complexity from
users through several levels of abstraction, to simplify users
interactions with the system.
 Physical level

The lowest level of abstraction describes how the data are


actually store

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