Introduction
The chapter will address the following questions:
- What are the similarities and differences between conventional files and modern, relational databases?
- What are of fields, records, files, and databases? What are some examples of each?
- What is a modern data architecture that includes files, operational databases, data warehouses, personal databases, and work group databases?
- What are the similarities and differences between the roles of systems analyst, data administrator, and database administrators as they relate to databases?
- What is the architecture of a database management system?