This document discusses database users including database administrators who are responsible for authorizing access and monitoring usage, database designers who define the content and structure, and end users who can be casual, naïve, sophisticated, or stand-alone depending on their familiarity with the system and how often they access the database. The subject is Database Systems with a code of COMP 219 and 3 credit hours.

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Database System COMP 219 3
Chapter III

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Database System COMP 219 3
Database and Database Users

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Database System COMP 219 3
Database Users
– Database administrators:
• Responsible for authorizing access to the database, for
coordinating and monitoring its use, acquiring software and
hardware resources, controlling its use and monitoring efficiency
of operations.
– Database Designers:
• Responsible to define the content, the structure, the constraints,
and functions or transactions against the database. They must
communicate with the end-users and understand their needs.
– End Users

4. Subject Name Code Credit Hours
Database System COMP 219 3
End Users
• Casual: access database occasionally by sophisticated
query language when needed.
(Manager)
• Naïve: or Parametric: they make up a large section of
the end-user population. Learn only a few facilities that
they may use repeatedly
(bank clerk)
• Sophisticated: These include business analysts,
scientists, engineers, others thoroughly familiar with
the system capabilities.
• Stand-alone: Normal users