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Computing Essentials 2002-2003 Complete, 14/e
Timothy J. O'Leary
Linda I. O'Leary
Databases

Competencies

After you have read this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Describe how data is organized: characters, fields, records, and files.
  • Define and describe the three types of file organization: sequential, direct, and index sequential.
  • Describe the advantages of a database.
  • Describe the two essential parts of a database management system (DBMS).
  • Describe four ways of organizing a DBMS: hierarchical, network, relational, and object-oriented.
  • Distinguish among individual, company, distributed, and proprietary databases.




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