Introduction to Databases and DBMS

*Front:* Database

• collection of data

• a type of software

• a programming language

• a hardware component

*Front:* Query

• for data retrieval

• for data storage

• for data analysis

• for data visualization

*Front:* Record

• in a table

• on a chart

• in a document

• in a spreadsheet

DBMS

• Database Management System

• Data Backup Management System

• Document Backup Management System

• Digital Business Management System

*Front:* Field

• in a table

• in a chart

• in a graph

• in a document

*Front:* Table

• of related data entries

• a single data point

• a collection of images

• a type of graph

*Front:* SQL

• Query Language

• Data Manipulation Language

• Data Definition Language

• Procedural Language

*Front:* Data

• facts and figures

• random thoughts

• personal opinions

• unverified claims

*Front:* Primary Key

• identifier for a record

• a type of foreign key

• a unique constraint on a table

• a method for data encryption

*Front:* Information

• data

• knowledge

• insight

• fact