1. The document discusses the components and overall structure of a database management system (DBMS). It describes the various levels of database architecture including the physical, logical, and external levels.
2. The key components of a DBMS include users, a query processor, storage manager, and data structures. The query processor consists of a DML compiler, DDL interpreter, and query evaluation engine. The storage manager includes modules for authorization, transactions, file management, and buffering.
3. Data models help represent the design of a database and describe entities, attributes, relationships, and constraints. Common models include the entity-relationship model and object-oriented model.