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Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You 12-2 McGraw-Hill Introduction to Databases Database:Database: Collection of related InformationCollection of related Information Database management System(DBMS)Database management System(DBMS) Collection of software tools to manage data Collection of software tools to manage data Eg: MS Access, Oracle, SQLEg: MS Access, Oracle, SQL
Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You 12-3 McGraw-Hill Data Examples of data includeExamples of data include –Facts or observations about people, places, things, and events –Audio, music, photographs, and video –Hospital –Bank
Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You 12-4 McGraw-Hill Data Organization CharacterCharacter FieldField RecordRecord FileFile TableTable DatabaseDatabase Key FieldKey Field Batch Versus Real-Time ProcessingBatch Versus Real-Time Processing
Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You 12-5 McGraw-Hill Key Field Unique identifier also known as primary fieldUnique identifier also known as primary field Common examplesCommon examples –Social Security Number –Student Identification Numbers –Employee Identification Numbers –Part Numbers –Inventory Numbers
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Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You 12-8 McGraw-Hill Need for Databases SharingSharing SecuritySecurity Less data duplicationLess data duplication Data integrityData integrity
Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You 12-9 McGraw-Hill Database Management DBMS engineDBMS engine Data definition subsystemData definition subsystem –Data dictionary Data manipulation subsystemData manipulation subsystem –Query-by-example –Structured query language (SQL) Application generation subsystemApplication generation subsystem Data administration subsystemData administration subsystem
Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You McGraw-Hill DBMS Structure DBMS programs are designed to work with data that is logically structured or arrangedDBMS programs are designed to work with data that is logically structured or arranged Data models define rules and standards for data in a databaseData models define rules and standards for data in a database Five common data models areFive common data models are –Hierarchical database Hierarchical databaseHierarchical database –Network database Network databaseNetwork database –Relational database Relational databaseRelational database
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Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You McGraw-Hill Organizational Information Flow Information flows vertically and horizontally throughout an organizationInformation flows vertically and horizontally throughout an organization Information systems support the natural flow of information within an organization’s structureInformation systems support the natural flow of information within an organization’s structure 5 Functional Areas5 Functional Areas5 Functional Areas5 Functional Areas Management LevelsManagement LevelsManagement LevelsManagement Levels Information FlowInformation FlowInformation FlowInformation Flow
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Copyright © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Computing Essentials 2012: Making IT Work for You McGraw-Hill Information Flow (1 of 2) Each level of management has different information needsEach level of management has different information needs The information flows to support these needsThe information flows to support these needs –Top management Vertical, horizontal, and externalVertical, horizontal, and external –Middle management Vertical and horizontalVertical and horizontal –Supervisor Primarily verticalPrimarily vertical Return
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