FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Database-is an integrated collection of logically related records or files. A database consolidates records previously stored in separate files into a common pool of data records that provides data for many applications. The data is managed by systems software called database management systems (DBMS).

Detailed explanation-2: -A collection of interrelated records is called a database.

Detailed explanation-3: -A file is a collection of records which have common properties. Each file has its own file reference which is unique. The file reference indicates the subject or contexts of the records. A record can be an image, text based or in electronic or physical format.

Detailed explanation-4: -A record is a collection of fields, possibly of different data types, typically in a fixed number and sequence. Records are distinguished from arrays by the fact that their number of fields is typically fixed, each field has a name, and that each field may have a different type.

Detailed explanation-5: -The group or accumulation of related records is commonly termed a table.