Introduction to Database

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Introduction to Database

• Lecture 1

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Uses of Databases

• Where do we find databases?

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How can a collection of data be maintained?

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Problems with file systems

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What drives the work in the file-based approach?
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Solution DBMS

• Database system
• Database management system

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What drives the work in the DBMS approach?
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Comparing DBMS to file system

• Advantages of DBMS

• Disadvantages

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Whos who?

• DBMS designers and implementers
• Tool developers
• DB designers
• DBAs
• Application programmers
• End Users
• Casual Users
• Naïve Users
• Secondary users
• Operators