Modern Database Management Chapter 1 Graded A+
database ✔️ An organized collection of logically related data.
data ✔️ A stored representation of objects and events that have meaning and importance in the user's
environment.
information ✔️ Data that have been processed in such a way that the knowledge of the person who
uses the data is increased.
metadata ✔️ Data that describe the properties or characteristics of end-user data and the context of
that data.
database application ✔️ An application program that is used to perform a series of database activities
(create, read, update, and delete) on behalf of database users.
data models ✔️ Capture the nature of and relationships among data and are used at different levels of
abstraction as a database is conceptualized and designed. Made up of entities, attributes, and
relationships.
entity ✔️ A noun that describes a person, place, an object, or a concept in the business environment
for which information must be recorded and retained.
relational database ✔️ Establishes the relationships between entities by means of common fields
included in a file, called a relation.
database management system (DBMS) ✔️ A software system that enables the use of a database
approach. Primary purpose is to provide a systematic method of creating, updating, storing, and
retrieving the data stored in a database.
advantages of the database approach ✔️
database ✔️ An organized collection of logically related data.
data ✔️ A stored representation of objects and events that have meaning and importance in the user's
environment.
information ✔️ Data that have been processed in such a way that the knowledge of the person who
uses the data is increased.
metadata ✔️ Data that describe the properties or characteristics of end-user data and the context of
that data.
database application ✔️ An application program that is used to perform a series of database activities
(create, read, update, and delete) on behalf of database users.
data models ✔️ Capture the nature of and relationships among data and are used at different levels of
abstraction as a database is conceptualized and designed. Made up of entities, attributes, and
relationships.
entity ✔️ A noun that describes a person, place, an object, or a concept in the business environment
for which information must be recorded and retained.
relational database ✔️ Establishes the relationships between entities by means of common fields
included in a file, called a relation.
database management system (DBMS) ✔️ A software system that enables the use of a database
approach. Primary purpose is to provide a systematic method of creating, updating, storing, and
retrieving the data stored in a database.
advantages of the database approach ✔️
