Database Management System

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DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

BY PRATIK GAUTHAM CLS3


WHAT IS A DATABASE?

 A database is simply an organized collection of data.


 Databases arrange information in such a way that any specific piece of information can be readily accessed.
 A good databases removes duplicates or unnecessary data.
 Size of data, increases the accuracy of data.
ELEMENTS OF A DATABASE:

 HIERARCHIAL
 NETWORK
 RELATIONAL
 OBJECT-ORIENTATED
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Each field defines information of a certain type for all records. Tables , fields and records form the element of a
relation.

Database management involves creating, modifying, deleting and adding data in a database.

The software that performs these functions is called a Database Management System (DBMS).

EXAMPLE: MS ACCESS, MYSQL AND ORACLE ARE SOME POPULAR DBMS.


BENEFITS OF DBMS:

 Reduces data redundancy.


 Controls data inconsistency.
 Facilitates sharing of data.
 Enforces standards.
 Ensures data security.
 Maintains integrity.
MICROSOFT ACCESS: ONE OF THE POPULAR DBMS APPLICATION

 Microsoft access is one of the most popular DBMS applications.


 It is a relational database where data is stored in the form of tables.
 A relational databases uses multiple tables to organize data and creates relationships between these tables to
retrieve the data.
 Each specific piece of information on a table is called a value.
 A value is located at the intersection of a column and a row.

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