Overview of Database

Data and information are essentially the same thing.

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     Metadata present a more complete picture of the data in the database than the data itself.

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The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.

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One disadvantage of the DBMS is that it increases the risk of data security breaches.

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An operational database is sometimes referred to as an enterprise database.

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Initially the files within a computer file system were similar to manual files.

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Structural dependence exists when it is possible to make changes in the file structure without affecting the application program’s ability to access the data.

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End-user data is ____.

• raw facts about the end-user

• raw facts of interest to the end-user

• data about data

• accurate, relevant and timely information

The ____ serve(s) as the intermediary between the user and the database

• DBMS

• end-user data

• metadata

• programming language

____ exists when different versions of the same data appear in different places.

• Data inconsistency

• Data consistency

• Better data integration

• Improved decision making