2. Database System Environment?
Database system refers to an
organization of components that
defines and regulate the;
â˘Collection
â˘Storage
â˘Management
â˘Use of data within the environment
4. Hardware
⢠Hardware identifies all
the systemâs physical
devises.
⢠Computer is the main
and most easily identified
hardware component of the
database system
environment.
5. Software
Software refers to the
collection of programs used
by the computers within the
database system.
6. Three (3) types of software;
⣠Operating system Software
⣠DBMS Software
⣠Application program and
utilities
7. Operating system Software
Operating system software manages
all hardware components and makes it
possible for all other software to run
on the computer.
Example:
DOS- Disk Operating System
8. âŁ
DBMS Software
⢠Manages the database within
system. Some examples of DBMS
software include Microsoftâs
Access and SQL Server. Oracle
Corporationâs
9. âŁ
Application program and
utilities
⢠It is used to access and
manipulate the data in the DBMS
and to manage the computer
environment in which data
access and manipulation takes
place.
10. ⢠Application programs are most
commonly used to access data
found within the database to
generate reports, tabulation and
other information to facilitate
decision making.
12. Identifying five (5) types of
users in database system;
⢠System Administrators
⢠Database Administrators
⢠Database designers
⢠System Analysts and programmers
⢠End Users
13. ⢠System Administrators
Oversee the database systemâs
general operations.
⢠Database Administrators
Also known as DBAs, manage the
DBMSâs use and ensure that the
database is functioning properly.
14. ⢠Database designers
Design the database structure. They
are, in effect , the database architects.
â˘System Analysts and programmers
Design and implement the application
programs. They designed and create the
data entry screens, reports, and
procedures through which end users
access and manipulate databaseâs data.
15. ⢠End Users
Are the people who use the
application programs to run the
organizationâs daily operations.
16. Procedure
⢠Are the instructions and
rules that govern the design
and use of the database
system.
17. Data
⢠The word âdataâ covers the
collection of fact stored in
the database. Because raw
material from which
information is generated .