Chapter 1 provided a broad introduction to database usage in organizations and database technology. You learned about the characteristics of business databases, essential features of database managements systems (DBMSs), architectures for deploying databases, and organizational roles interacting with databases. This chapter continues your introduction to database management with a broad focus on database development. You will learn about the context, goals, phases, and tools of database development to facilitate the acquisition of specific knowledge and skills in Parts 3 and 4.
Before you can learn specific skills, you need to understand the broad context for database development.This chapter discusses a context for databases as part of an information system. You will learn about components of information systems, the life cycle of information systems, and the role of database development as part of information systems development.This information systems context provides a background for database development. You will learn the phases of database development, the kind of skills used in database development, and software tools that can help you develop databases.
