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Chapter 10 - Database Management

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Definition

Term

Restrictions that establish who can enter new data, change existing data, delete unwanted data, and view data in a database.

access privileges

Information that is available when the decision maker needs it.

accessible information

Information that is error free.

accurate information

Copy of a database file after changes were made.

after image

Validity check that ensures users enter only alphabetic data in a field.

alphabetic check

Text that can include letters, numbers, or special characters.

alphanumeric

Each data element in an object. Also called a property.

attribute

Application that supports a front-end program.

back end

Duplicate or copy of a file, program, or disk that can be used if the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed.

backup

Technique for recovering data in a database where the DBMS uses the log to undo any changes made to a database during a certain period, such as an hour. See also rollback.

backward recovery

Copy of a database file before changes were made.

before image

Binary large object.

BLOB

Consisting of Yes or No, or True or False, values.

Boolean

Program that manages the sending and receiving of data between the front end and the database server.

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script

A number, letter, punctuation mark, or other symbol that is represented by a single byte in the ASCII and EBCDIC coding schemes.

character

Validity check consisting of a number(s) or character(s) that is appended to or inserted in a primary key value.

check digit

Web databases where users store and share photos, videos, recordings, and other personal media with other registered users.

collaborative databases

Term used by users of relational databases for field.

column

Validity check that verifies that a required field contains data.

completeness check

Primary key that consists of multiple fields.

composite key

Database that stores data about engineering, architectural, and scientific designs.

computer-aided design (CAD) database

Validity check that tests the data in two or more associated field to ensure that the relationship is logical and their data is in the correct format.

consistency check

Backup plan in which all data is backed up whenever a change is made.

continuous backup

Information that gives more value than it costs to produce.

cost-effective information

Collection of unprocessed items, which can include text, numbers, images, audio, and video.

data

A DBMS element that contains data about each file in a database and each field in those files. See also repository.

data dictionary

Window on the screen that provides areas for entering or changing data in a database. See also form.

data entry form

Collection of related records stored on a storage medium such as a hard disk, CD, or DVD.

data file

The quality of data that is entered in a database.

data integrity

Smaller version of a data warehouse that contains a database that helps a specific group or department make decisions.

data mart

Process used with data warehouses to find patterns and relationships among data.

data mining

Rules and standards that define how a database organizes data.

data model

Person who focuses on the meaning and usage of data, including proper placement of fields, defining the relationships among data, and identifying users’ access privileges. See also database analyst (DA).

data modeler

Specifies the kind of data a field in a database can contain and how the field can be used.

data type

Huge database that stores and manages the data required to analyze historical and current transactions.

data warehouse

Collection of data organized in a manner that allows access retrieval, and use of that data.

database

Person who creates and maintains the data dictionary, manages security of a database, monitors the performance of a database, and checks backup and recovery procedures.

database administrator (DBA)

Person who focuses on the meaning and usage of data, including proper placement of fields, defining the relationships among data, and identifying users’ access privileges. See also data modeler.

database analyst (DA)

System used to store and manage data in which many programs and users share the data in a database.

database approach

Program that allows user to create a computerized database; add, change, and delete data in the database, sort and retrieve data from the database; and create forms and reports from the data in the database. See also database software.

database management system (DBMS)

Computer that stores and provides access to a database.

database server

database software

Value that a DBMS initially displays in a field.

default value

Database in which the data exists in many separate locations throughout a network or the Internet.

distributed database

Electronic form used as a means to secure data while it is transported across a network.

e-form

A form that sends entered data across a network or the Internet.

electronic form

A combination of one or more related characters or bytes, a field is the smallest unit of data a user accesses.

field

Name that uniquely identifies each field in a database.

field name

Defines the maximum number of characters a field can contain.

field size

Procedures that keep data current.

file maintenance

System used to store and manage data in which each department or area within an organization has its own set of files.

file processing system

Window on the screen that provides areas for entering or changing data in a database. See also data entry form.

form

Technique for recovering data in a database where the DBMS uses the log to reenter changes made to a database since the last save or backup. See also rollforward.

forward recovery

Program that generally has a more user-friendly interface than a DBMS.

front end

Computing phrase that points out the accuracy of a computer’s output depends on the accuracy of the input.

garbage in, garbage out (GIGO)

Geographic information system. Type of database that stores maps and other geographic data.

GIS

Database that stores documents such as schedules, calendars, manuals, memos, and reports.

groupware database

The multiple dimensions in which data is stored in a multidimensional database.

hypercube

Database that contains text, graphics, video, and sound.

hypermedia database

Database that contains text links to other types of documents.

hypertext database

Processed data that conveys meaning and is useful to people.

information

Listing of activities that change the contents of a database.

log

Detailed data in a data dictionary about the data in a database.

metadata

Database that stores data in dimensions.

multidimensional database

Database that stores images, audio clips, and/or video clips.

multimedia database

Process designed to ensure the data within the relations (tables) in a database contains the least amount of duplication.

normalization

Validity check that ensures users enter only numeric data in a field

numeric check

Database item that contains data, as well as the actions that read or process the data.

object

Query language used with object-oriented and object-relational databases to manipulate and retrieve data. See also OQL.

object query language (OQL)

Database that stores data in objects.

object-oriented database (OODB)

Databases that combine features of the relational and object-oriented data models.

object-relational databases

Information that is arranged to suit the needs and requirements of the decision maker.

organized information

Field in a database that uniquely identifies each record in a file.

primary key

Policy adopted by some organizations, where users' access privileges are limited to the lowest level necessary to perform required tasks.

principle of least privilege

Request for specific data from a database.

query

DBMS feature that has a graphical user interface to assist users with retrieving data.

query by example (QBE)

Language used with databases that consists of simple, English-like statements that allows users to specify the data to display, print, or store.

query language

Validity check that determines whether a number is within a specified range.

range check

Group of related fields in a database.

record

DBMS feature that uses logs and/or backups to restore a database when it becomes damaged or destroyed.

recovery utility

Term used by developers of relational databases for file.

relation

Database that stores data in tables that consist of rows and columns, with each row having a primary key and each column having a unique name.

relational database

Link within the data in a database.

relationship

DBMS feature that allows users to design a report on the screen, retrieve data into the report design, and then display or print the report. See also report writer.

report generator

DBMS feature that allows users to design a report on the screen, retrieve data into the report design, and then display or print the report. See also report generator.

report writer

A DBMS element that contains data about each file in a database and each field in those files. See also data dictionary.

repository

Technique for recovering data in a database where the DBMS uses the log to undo any changes made to a database during a certain period, such as an hour. See also backward recovery.

rollback

Technique for recovering data in a database where the DBMS uses the log to reenter changes made to the database since the last save or backup. See also forward recovery.

rollforward

Term used by users of relational databases for record.

row

Query language used with databases that allows users to manage, update, and retrieve data.

Structured Query Language (SQL)

Term used by users of relational databases for file.

table

Information that has an age suited to its use.

timely information

Term used by developers of relational databases for record.

tuple

Information that has meaning to the person who receives it.

useful information

Process of comparing data with a set of rules or values to find out if the data is correct.

validation

Check that analyzes entered data to help ensure that it is correct. See also validity check.

validation rules

Check that analyzes entered data to help ensure that it is correct. See also validation rules.

validity check

Information that can be proven as correct or incorrect.

verifiable information

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