| Known as a data collection program that can be | | | | data base interrogation, data base maintenance |
| used for several times or a single time, a | | | | and application development. The first task is |
| database is very popular in organizations and | | | | essential to organize as well as define the data |
| enterprises because it is helpful in managing as | | | | structure stored in a particular data base. The |
| well as organizing significant data. One of the most | | | | second task focuses on data access, report |
| common methods used in categorizing it is the | | | | generation and information retrieval. The third task |
| use of content type. Other ways of categorizing | | | | deals with data protection while the final task |
| these include the use of database architectures as | | | | emphasizes the development of prototypes of |
| well as database models. Aside from these | | | | queries, data entry screens, tables, reports, labels |
| methods, people can also classify databases | | | | and forms. |
| based on a network model and hierarchical model. | | | | Additional Information and Other Important Details |
| Learn more about it by looking at its use in | | | | About Data Management Systems |
| enterprise data management. | | | | Databases can be classified into 12 types, which |
| What is Database? | | | | include the operational database, analytical data |
| A database is a very important tool that can be | | | | base and the data warehouse. The other types |
| used for efficient and successful enterprise data | | | | include distributed database, end-user database, |
| management. Most enterprises and organizations | | | | hypermedia databases on the web and the |
| today have data base management systems to | | | | navigational database. Aside from these kinds, |
| control the use as well as maintain data base | | | | people can also use the navigational database, |
| storage structures. To maximize their uses, it is | | | | in-memory databases, document-oriented |
| important to have a look at the different | | | | databases, real time databases and the relational |
| components of database management systems. | | | | database. |
| Relational data base management systems have | | | | In addition to various types, there also different |
| five components, namely the interface drivers, | | | | models used for the programming of databases |
| the SQL engine, transaction engine, relational | | | | such as the post-relational database model and |
| engine and storage engine. On the other hand, the | | | | the object database model. Companies and |
| components of object database management | | | | organizations have nothing to worry about using |
| systems include the query engine, language | | | | databases because they have security features. |
| drivers, transaction engine and the storage engine. | | | | These features are usually implemented with the |
| The Tasks of Database Management Systems | | | | use of encryption, auditing as well as access |
| Database management systems have four | | | | control. |
| primary tasks, which are data base development, | | | | |