Chapter 1 Introduction to Databases PDF

Chapter 1 Introduction to Databases Pearson Education © 2015 Chapter 1 - Objectives Some common uses of database systems. Characteristics of file-based systems. Problems with file-based approach. Meaning of the term database. Meaning of the term Database Management S...

Chapter 1 Introduction to Databases Pearson Education © 2015 Chapter 1 - Objectives Some common uses of database systems. Characteristics of file-based systems. Problems with file-based approach. Meaning of the term database. Meaning of the term Database Management System (DBMS). Pearson Education © 2015 Chapter 1 - Objectives Typical functions of a DBMS. Major components of the DBMS environment. Personnel involved in the DBMS environment. History of the development of DBMSs. Advantages and disadvantages of DBMSs. Pearson Education © 2015 Examples of Database Applications Purchases from the supermarket Purchases using your credit card Booking a holiday at the travel agents Using the local library Taking out insurance Renting a video Using the Internet Studying at university Pearson Education © 2015 File-Based Systems Collection of application programs that perform services for the end users (e.g. reports). Each program defines and manages its own data. Pearson Education © 2015 File-Based Processing Pearson Education © 2015 Limitations of File-Based Approach Separation and isolation of data Each program maintains its own set of data. Users of one program may be unaware of potentially useful data held by other programs. Duplication of data Same data is held by different programs. Wasted space and potentially different values and/or different formats for the same item. Pearson Education © 2015 Limitations of File-Based Approach Data dependence File structure is defined in the program code. Incompatible file formats Programs are written in different languages, and so cannot easily access each other’s files. Fixed Queries/Proliferation of application programs Programs are written to satisfy particular functions. Any new requirement needs a new program. Pearson Education © 2015 Database Approach Arose because: Definition of data was embedded in application programs, rather than being stored separately and independently. No control over access and manipulation of data beyond that imposed by application programs. Result: the database and Database Management System (DBMS). Pearson Education © 2015 Database Shared collection of logically related data (and a description of this data), designed to meet the information needs of an organization. System catalog (metadata) provides description of data to enable program–data independence. Logically related data comprises entities, attributes, and relationships of an organization’s information. Pearson Education © 2015 Database Management System (DBMS) A software system that enables users to define, create, maintain, and control access to the database. (Database) application program: a computer program that interacts with database by issuing an appropriate request (SQL statement) to the DBMS. Pearson Education © 2015 Database Management System (DBMS) Pearson Education © 2015 Database Approach Data definition language (DDL). Permits specification of data types, structures and any data constraints. All specifications are stored in the database. Data manipulation language (DML). General enquiry facility (query language) of the data. Pearson Education © 2015 Database systems Database Management System (DBMS) is a software system that allows its users to define, create, maintain, and control access to a database DBMS implements the following languages: Data Definition Language (DDL) allows the users to specify database structures at either conceptual or logical levels Data Manipulation Language (DML) allows the users to insert, modify, delete the contents of a database at either conceptual or logical levels Query Language (QL) allows the users to retrieve the contents of a database at either conceptual or logical levels Access Control Language (ACL) allows the users to determine many different levels of access to data at either conceptual or logical levels Database Administration Language (DAL) allows the users to administer database at either logical or physical levels Created by Prof Janusz R. Getta (UOW), CSIT115/CSIT815 Data Management and Security, Spring 2018 Database Approach Controlled access to database may include: a security system an integrity system a concurrency control system a recovery control system a user-accessible catalog. Pearson Education © 2015 Views Allows each user to have his or her own view of the database. A view is essentially some subset of the database. Pearson Education © 2015 Views - Benefits Reduce complexity Provide a level of security Provide a mechanism to customize the appearance of the database Present a consistent, unchanging picture of the structure of the database, even if the underlying database is changed Pearson Education © 2015 Components of DBMS Environment Pearson Education © 2015 Components of DBMS Environment Hardware Can range from a PC to a network of computers. Software DBMS, operating system, network software (if necessary) and also the application programs. Data Used by the organization and a description of this data called the schema. Pearson Education © 2015 Components of DBMS Environment Procedures Instructions and rules that should be applied to the design and use of the database and DBMS. People Pearson Education © 2015 Roles in the Database Environment "All people of DBMS": System analyst Database designer (Logical and Physical) Application developer Database administrator (DBA) Security administrator End‐user (naive and sophisticated) Created by Prof Janusz R. Getta (UOW), CSIT115/CSIT815 Data Management and Security, Spring 2018 History of Database Systems First-generation Hierarchical and Network Second generation (covered in CSIT115) Relational Third generation (covered in CSCI235) Object-Relational Object-Oriented Now Cloud based databases (covered in CSCI235) Pearson Education © 2015 Advantages of DBMSs Control of data redundancy Data consistency More information from the same amount of data Sharing of data Improved data integrity Improved security Enforcement of standards Economy of scale Pearson Education © 2015 Advantages of DBMSs Balance conflicting requirements Improved data accessibility and responsiveness Increased productivity Improved maintenance through data independence Increased concurrency Improved backup and recovery services Pearson Education © 2015 Disadvantages of DBMSs Complexity Size Cost of DBMS Additional hardware costs Cost of conversion Performance Higher impact of a failure Pearson Education © 2015