The Database Environment and Development Process

An organized collection of logically related data.

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A quadrillion bytes.

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Stored representations of objects and events that have meaning and importance in the user’s environment.

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Data that have been processed in such a way as to increase the knowledge of the person who uses the data.

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Data that describe the properties or characteristics of end-user data and the context of those data.

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Data are once removed from data.

A collection of related records

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An application program (or set of related programs) that is used to perform a series of database activities (create, read, update, and delete) on behalf of database users.

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Disadvantages of File Processing Systems

Because applications are often developed independently in file processing systems, unplanned duplicate data files are the rule rather than the exception.

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