file system: file’s logical structures and access methods
I/O system : drivers
memory controllers (i.e. disk controller),
on the basis of secondary storage’s physical structures, such as storage structures, access method
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§1.2 Purpose of Database Systems (cont.)
• Data management on the basis of file systems
• Example
— customer_record=<c_name, c_id, street, city> in Customer_File
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§1.0 DB, DBMS, DBS
• Definitions in the textbook • Database (DB) — a collection of interrelated data, stored in systems as files • Database management system (DBMS) — DB, or a collection of interrelated data — set of programs to access the data in DB
• Databases and DBS touch all aspects of our lives • Banking: all transactions • Airlines: reservations, schedules • Universities: registration, grades • Sales: customers, products, purchases • Manufacturing: production, inventory, orders, supply chain • Human resources: employee records, salaries, tax deductions