FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

WHAT IS DATABASE MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Do databases need to be maintained after they have been created?
A
Yes
B
No
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An up to date, clean and actionable database is as important as collecting the information itself. Working with professionals experienced in building, maintaining and managing a database can often be the difference between just having information and being able to use it for business growth.

Detailed explanation-2: -To create and maintain a computer database, you need a database program, often called a database management system, or DBMS. Just as databases range from simple, single-table lists to complex multi-table systems, database programs, too, range in complexity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Database Maintenance is a term we use to describe a set of tasks that are all run with the intention to improve your database. There are routines meant to help performance, free up disk space, check for data errors, check for hardware faults, update internal statistics, and many other obscure (but important) things.

Detailed explanation-4: -Creating and managing a database is quite costly. High cost software and hardware is required for the database. Also highly trained staff is required to handle the database and it also needs continuous maintenance. All of these ends up making a database quite a costly venture.

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