DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS
WHAT IS DATABASE MANAGEMENT
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Phonebook
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Smart Phone
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Computer
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -(b) Give two examples of paper-based databases. Telephone directory, encyclopaedia, address book, diary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is an advantage to paper-based databases? It is easy to add or amend records. You do not need any training on how to use the database. Data can be sorted and re-sorted easily.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paper-based database For example the Phone Book or Yellow Pages is a paper based database. It has one entry (record) for each person. That record has several parts (Fields) than give name, telephone number etc. So it has the main elements of a database.
Detailed explanation-4: -Database management system. Connolly and Begg define database management system (DBMS) as a “software system that enables users to define, create, maintain and control access to the database". Examples of DBMS’s include MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, and Microsoft Access.