Database Concepts (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134601533
Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer, Scott L. Vandenberg, Robert C. Yoder
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.20RQ
Program Plan Intro
- Database is a container or a structure that is used to store or hold the data. It is a collection of organized data and it can be used to keep track of things.
- In database, one can perform operations such as storing, manipulating, and retrieving the data. It provides the relationship between the data items and data item groups.
Self-describing:
“Self-describing” is the property of database, which means that the database structure description is present within the database itself. It includes both data and met data. Extensible Markup Language (XML) is an example of self-describing text.
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Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.1RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.2RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.3RQCh. 1 - Why is the study of database technology important?Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.5RQCh. 1 - Describe the purpose of a database.Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.7RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.8RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.9RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.10RQ
Ch. 1 - Break the list in Figure 1-34 into two tables,...Ch. 1 - Show how the tables you created for question 1.11...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.13RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.14RQCh. 1 - Break the list in Figure 1-35 into tables, each...Ch. 1 - Describe in your own words and illustrate with...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.18RQCh. 1 - Define the term database.Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.20RQCh. 1 - List the components of a database.Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.22RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.23RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.24RQCh. 1 - What is the purpose of a DBMS?Ch. 1 - List the specific functions of a DBMS.Ch. 1 - Define the term referential integrity constraint....Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.28RQCh. 1 - List the functions of a database application.Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.30RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.31RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.32RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.33RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.34RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.35RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.36RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.37ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.38ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.39E
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