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MySQL Chapter 07
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Undergraduate 2
04/25/2011

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Term
Base Table
Definition
Existing, permanent tables in a relational database
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View
Definition
An individual user's picture of the database
A window
Looks like a table but it is not a table
Different users can view same data differently
Term
GRANT
Definition
Main mechanism for providing access to database
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REVOKE
Definition
Remove privileges from users
Term
Index
Definition
Speeds up the searching of tables
Looks like a table and it is a table
Used if you have a very large table and need to see 2 to 4% of the data
First column is the primary key column
Second column is the physical location of that record
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Index Disadvantages
Definition
Occupies Disk Space
DBMS must update index as data is entered
Term
System Catalog
Definition
Data Dictionary
Contains information about tables in database
Term
System Catalog Options
Definition
SHOW TABLES
SHOW COLUMNS
SHOW INDEX
SHOW GRANTS
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Practice Problems
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Slide 39 , 40
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