Set: Modern Database Management - Chapter 1

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Term Definition
Database An organized collection of logically related data
Data Stored representations of objects and events that have meaning and importance in the user's environment
Information Data that have been processed in such a way as to increase the knowledge of the person who uses the data
Metadata Data that describe the properties or characteristics of end-user data, and the context of that data
Data Management System A software system that is used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to user databases
Data model Graphical systems used to capture the nature and relationships among data
Enterprise data model A graphical model that shows the high-level entities for the organizations among those entites
Entity A person, place, object, event or concept in the user environment about which the organization wishes to maintain data
Relational database A database that represents data as a collection of tables in which all data relationships are represented by common values in related tables
Database application An application program (or set of related programs) that is used to perform a series of database activities (create, read, update and delete) on behalf of database users
Data independence The separation of data descriptions from the application programs that use the data
User view A logical description of some portion of the database that is required by a user to perform some task
Constraint A rule that cannot be violated by database users
Repository A centralized knowledge base of all data definitions, data relationships, screen and report formats, and other system components
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) A business management system that integrates all functions of the enterprise, such as manufacturing, sales, finance, marketing, inventory, accounting, and human resources. ERP systems are software applications that provide the data necessary for the enterprise to examine and manage its activities
Data warehouse An integrated decision support database whose content is derived from the various operational databases
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  1. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) → A business management system that integrates all functions of the enterprise, such as manufacturing, sales, finance, marketing, inventory, accounting, and human resources. ERP systems are software applications that provide the data necessary for the enterprise to examine and manage its activities - 3 misses
  2. Data Management System → A software system that is used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to user databases - 2 misses
  3. Database → An organized collection of logically related data - 1 miss
  4. Data model → Graphical systems used to capture the nature and relationships among data - 1 miss
  5. Enterprise data model → A graphical model that shows the high-level entities for the organizations among those entites - 1 miss
  6. Database application → An application program (or set of related programs) that is used to perform a series of database activities (create, read, update and delete) on behalf of database users - 1 miss
  7. Data independence → The separation of data descriptions from the application programs that use the data - 1 miss