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By Stephanie Wood
And Nedziba Bubregovic
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A very large collection of data
A database management system is a software
package designed to store and manage data
Models real-world
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Entities (Ex: Students, courses)
Relationships (Ex: Joe Smith is taking CSIS)
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Provides end users with quick, easy access to
information stored in a database
Data integrity and security
Efficiently organizes data
Manages effectively
Logical and physical data independence
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5 functional database structures are the
hierarchal, network, relational, object-oriented,
and multidimensional
The relational model is widely used today
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Database administrator
Designs
 Improves integrity and security
 Uses data definition language
 Data availability, crash recovery
 Usually well paid
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Oracle
DB2
Microsoft Access
Firebird
FileMaker
Microsoft SQL Server
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Oracle is one of the major companies developing and
selling DBMS.
Oracle was founded in California, 1977.
Price rage is …
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Oracle is known as a Relational Database
Management System (RDBMS)
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Slate
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Owner
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Fred
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Laborer
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Barney
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