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Introduction To DBMS Concepts



Objectives

• This is not highly technical presentation

• Understanding Basic Database concepts

• Identifying different kinds of database consultants.

• Few important key words in consultant’s resume.



What is a DBMS?

A collection of computer programs that allow storage, modification, and extraction of information from a database. There are many different types of DBMS ranging from small systems that run on personal computers to huge systems that run on mainframes.

Examples--

Computerized library systems, automated teller machines, flight reservation systems, computerized parts inventory systems.



Kinds of Databases

• Relational: Oracle 9i/8i, SQL-Server 2000/7.0/6.5,• Teradata, Sybase(SQL Anywhere),

• DB2, Informix

• MS-Access, Foxpro 2.6/2.5,dbase IV/3 +

• Network eg, IDS Server



Relational DBMS



Important RDBMS Objects

• Tables• Views• Triggers• Stored Procedures• Functions• Primary Key• Foreign Key



Networked DBMS



SQL:

It is an acronym for Structured Query Language.

It is the language in which, the client sends the request to the database for data

Eg. Select name, address

From emp

Where city = ‘NOIDA’



PL/SQL:

It is an acronym for Programming Language/Structured Query Language

Apart from writing the SQL you also have the programming language constructs like

• If then else (checking conditions)

• Looping (Executing the set of statements more that once)

• Exception and error handling (Taking care of run time errors)



Kinds of Database Consultants

• Designers

• Developers

• DBA (Data Base Administrator)



Designers:

• These consultants Analyze, design the complete structure of the database.

• They design Tables, Views, Normalization, ER Diagram, Integrity constraints, etc.



Resume of Designer



Developers:

• These consultant write stored procedures, triggers, functions, etc.

• Technical terms found in the resume of such consultants —

• Triggers• Stored Procedures• Packages• Unix Shell Scripting



Resume of Developer



DBA:

• These consultants’ profile includes installation, configuration, migration, backup, recovery operations

• Various Tasks of the DBA are:

a) Granting accessb) User creation and deletionc) Performance tuningd) Query optimization



Resume of DBA



Related Skills

• Data Warehousing • Development of a data warehouse includes development of

systems to extract data from operating systems plus installation of a warehouse database system that provides managers flexible access to the data

• Data Mining• A class of database applications that look for hidden patterns

in a group of data that can be used to predict future behavior • Data Modeling• The analysis of data objects and their relationships to other

data objects. Data modeling is often the first step in database design and object-oriented programming as the designers first create a conceptual model of how data items relate to each other. Data modeling involves a progression from conceptual model to logical model to physical schema.



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