Management information system

Intro to DBMS part 1

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11e Database Systems
Design, Implementation, and Management

Coronel | Morris

Chapter 1
Database Systems
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 Learning Objectives
 In this chapter, you will learn:
 The difference between data and information
 What a database is, the various types of databases, and
why they are valuable assets for decision making
 The importance of database design
 How modern databases evolved from file systems

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 Learning Objectives
 In this chapter, you will learn:
 About flaws in file system data management
 The main components of the database system
 The main functions of a database management system
(DBMS)

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 Data vs. Information
Data Information
 Raw facts  Produced by processing data
 Raw data - Not yet been  Reveals the meaning of data
processed to reveal the  Enables knowledge creation
meaning
 Should be accurate, relevant, and
 Building blocks of information
timely to enable good decision
 Data management making
 Generation, storage, and  The key to survival in the
retrieval of data information age!

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Transforming Raw Data into Information

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 Transforming Raw Data into Information
(continued)

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 Transforming Raw Data into Information

Simple
Statistics

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 Transforming Raw Data into Information
(continued)

Visualizations

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 Information Is Subjective
 Information in one person’s context is just a data
point in another person’s context.
 Information is always subjective.
Data Characteristics of Good Information

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 What is Information?
 Knowledge derived from data, and data are
recorded facts or figures

Does this graph contain information?

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 Transforming Raw Data into Information
(continued)
 What elective courses are taken
typically by sophomores in Complex
information systems? Queries
 What computer services should be and
offered to benefit the most number Knowledge
of students?
 What would be an appropriate study
Extraction
plan for students in a particular
situation?

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 Database
 Shared, integrated computer structure that stores a
collection of:
 End-user data - Raw facts of interest to end user
 Metadata: Data about data, which the end-user data are
integrated and managed
 Describe data characteristics and relationships
 Database management system (DBMS)
 Collection of programs
 Manages the database structure
 Controls access to data stored in the database

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 Role of the DBMS
 Intermediary between the user and the database
 Enables data to be shared
 Presents the end user with an integrated view of the
data
 Receives and translates application requests into
operations required to fulfill the requests
 Hides database’s internal complexity from the
application programs and users

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Figure 1.2 - The DBMS Manages the Interaction
between the End User and the Database

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 Advantages of the DBMS
 Better data integration and less data inconsistency
– Data inconsistency: Different versions of the same data appear
in different places
 Increased end-user productivity
 Improved:
 Data sharing
 Data security
 Data access
 Decision making
 Data quality: Promoting accuracy, validity, and timeliness of
data
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