This document provides an overview of key concepts in database management systems including:
- The main components of a DBMS including the query processor, storage manager, and disk storage.
- The three schema architecture separating the conceptual, internal, and external schemas.
- Database languages like DDL, DML, DCL, and TCL and their purposes.
- Entity-relationship modeling including entities, attributes, relationships, and extensions.
- Different types of database users such as administrators, designers, programmers, and end users.