Database management system
THE BAPATLA COLLEGE OF ATRS AND SCIENCES
N. HARIKA
DATABASE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT
A database system environment of an enterprise
consists of five components:
Hardware
 Software
 People or Users
 Procedures
 Data
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HARDWARE
Hardware refers to all of the system‘s physical devices.
Example:
Computers( Microcomputers, Workstations, Servers)
Storage Devices( Primary and Secondary storage)
Printers (Dot Matrix, Inkjet and Laser)
Network Devices ( Hubs, Switches, Routers)
Other Devices ( Card Readers, Barcode Readers) and
Connecting cables
SOFTWARE
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Operating System Software: It manages all the hardware components and makes it
possible for other software to run on the computers.
Examples: Unix, Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS.
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DBMS Software: It manages the database within the database system. It provides a
number of services to end users and programmers.
- Data security and integrity mechanisms.
- Concurrent data access for multiple users.
-Examples: Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2
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Application programmers and utility software: They are used to access and
manipulate the data in the DBMS and to manage the computer environment in
which data access and manipulation takes place.
PEOPLE
On the basis of primary job functions, five types of users
can be identified in a database system.
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System Administrator
Database Administrator
Database Designers
System Analyst and programmers
End Users
System Administrator:
They overview the database system’s general operations.
Database Administrator:
DBA manages the DBMS and ensure that the database is
functioning properly. The DBA role is sufficiently important in Database
Administration and security.
Database Designers : They design the database structure.
System Analyst and programmers: They design and implement the application
programs.
End Users: They are the people who use the application programs to run the
organization’s daily operations.
PROCEDURES
procedures are the set of instructions and
rules that govern the overall design of the database system. Procedures play
an important role in a company because they enforce the business standards
of an organization.
DATA
The word data covers the collection of facts stored in the database.