Glossary of Terms -Database concepts

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  • Created on: 14-05-16 09:31
Database
A persistent organised store of data.
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Persistent Storage
Non-volatile storage on a secondary storage medium such as a hard disk.
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Data Duplication / Data Redundancy
Where the same data is stored more than once, unnecessarily.
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Data Inconsistency
Where different versions of data become different because duplicate versions have been stored and updated differently.
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Program-Data Independence
Where the applications that use a shared database are separated from the actual data by a database management system. Changes can be made to one application without it affecting another.
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DBMS
Stands for Database Management System, the system that separates the applications from the data and provides features that allow database systems to be created, interrogated and maintained.
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Views
A feature of a DBMS that provides each application or user with specific access rights and views of the database.
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Flat File Database
A persistent organised store of data where data is stored in a single file organised into fields and records.
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Relational Database
A persistent organised store of data where data is stored as a collection of related tables to minimise data redundancy.
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Entity
A real world object, about which data is stored in a database, corresponds to a table in the relational database.
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Table
A collection of data organised into records and fields within a relational database. A table represents a real-world entity.
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Record
Data stored about one instance of an entity ie: one particular person or object.
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Field
One specific data item being stored such as surname or shoe size.
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Primary Key
A field in a table that uniquely identifies a record.
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Foreign Key
A field in one table that is the primary key in another table and is used to create a relationship between those two tables.
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Relationship
The logical connection created between two tables using a primary and foreign key pair.
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Form
An interactive window used for data entry. Usually includes validation routines.
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Validation
When the computer software checks that data entered is sensible.
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Verification
Where data is entered twice and checked that each version is the same, to avoid data being entered with typing mistakes.
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Queries
A feature of a DBMS that allows the database to be interrogated. It selects records from the database based on specified criteria.
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Logic Operator
NOT, AND, OR. Used in complex criteria in queries.
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Reports
Data from a database that has been processed and presented on a page in a way that makes it information. Designed for hardcopy.
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Modules
Sections of code within a DBMS that allow the user interface to be tailored.
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Non-volatile storage on a secondary storage medium such as a hard disk.

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Persistent Storage

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Where the same data is stored more than once, unnecessarily.

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Where different versions of data become different because duplicate versions have been stored and updated differently.

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Where the applications that use a shared database are separated from the actual data by a database management system. Changes can be made to one application without it affecting another.

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