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Modern Database Management Ch 1
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Computer Science
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03/02/2014

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enterprise resource planning system
Definition
business management system that integrates all functions of the enterprise, such as manufacturing, sales, finance, marketing, inventory, and human resources.

Software applications that provide the data necessary for the enterprise to examine and manage its activities
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data warehouse
Definition
an integrated decision support database whose content is derived from the various operational databases
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project
Definition
planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has beginning and an end
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agile software development
Definition
an approach to database and software development emphasizing individuals, interaction, working software, customer collaboration, and response to change over processes, tools, contract negotiation, and strict plans
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protoytping
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an iterative process of systems development in which requirements are converted to a working system that is continually revised through close work between analysts and users
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physical schema
Definition
specifications for how data from a logical schema are stored in a computers secondary memory by a database management system
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logical schema
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the representation of a database for a particular data management technology
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conceptual schema
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detailed, technology independent specification of the overall structure of organization data
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systems development life-cycle
Definition
transitional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information systems
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repository
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a centralized knowledge base of all data definitions, data relationships, screen and report formats and other system components
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enterprise data modeling
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the first step in database development in which the scope and general contents of organizational databases are specified
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computer aided software engineering
Definition
software tools that provide automated support for some portions of the systems's development process
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constraint
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a rule that cannot be violated by database users; business rules
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data independence
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the separation of data descriptions from the application programs that use the data; allows organization data to change and evolve (within limits) without changing applications that process the data; stored in a repository
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user view
Definition
a logical description of some portion of the database that is required by user to perform some task
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relational database
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a database that represents data as a collection of tables in which all data relationships are represented by common values in related tables
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entity
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a person, place, object, event, or concept in the user environment about which the organization wishes to maintain data
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data model
Definition
graphical systems used to capture the nature and relationships among data
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database management system
Definition
a software system that is used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to user databases
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database application
Definition
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
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meta data
Definition
data that describes the properties or characteristics of end-user data and the context of those data; data about data
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information
Definition
data that have been processed in such a way as to increase the knowledge of the person who uses the data
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data
Definition
stored representations of the objects and events that have meaning and importance in the user's environments; data is raw and information is processed
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database
Definition
an organized collection of logically related data
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