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Whatisadatabase

The document outlines the functions and elements of a Database Management System (DBMS), focusing on the structure of a database schema, which includes tables, columns, rows, data types, keys, and relationships. It explains primary and foreign keys, illustrating their roles in linking tables and maintaining data integrity. Additionally, it touches on queries and database reports, concluding with a note that this is Part 1 of the content.

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Whatisadatabase

The document outlines the functions and elements of a Database Management System (DBMS), focusing on the structure of a database schema, which includes tables, columns, rows, data types, keys, and relationships. It explains primary and foreign keys, illustrating their roles in linking tables and maintaining data integrity. Additionally, it touches on queries and database reports, concluding with a note that this is Part 1 of the content.

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A List of Functions of a DBMS

Example of a Database Schema

A schema is quite simply a group


of related objects in a database.
Within a schema, objects that are
related have relationships to one another
Elements of a Database Schema:
• Tables
• Columns (Fields)
• Rows (Records)
• Data Types
• Keys
• Relationships
• Queries
• Reports
What are Tables?

Last School
Name Age Date of Birth Attended

Mary Jane 18 5th December 1986 Tichfield


Comprehensive

John Brown 19 4th of May 1985 Ocho Rios High School


What are Columns?
What are Rows?
What are data types?
What are Keys?
Primary Keys

ID (PK) ITEM PRICE


12202 Sugar $45.00
12345 Milk $200.00
21234 Bread $150.00
Foreign Keys
A foreign key is the combination of one or more column values in a table that
reference a primary key in another table. Foreign keys are defined in child tables.
A foreign key ensures that a parent record has been created before a child
record.
Customer id Name email
cu12 Jacob Miller [email protected]
cu8 Mary Jackson Mar_Jack32@hotm
ail.com

ID ITEM PRICE Customer


(PK)
12202 Sugar $45.00 cu12
12345 Milk $200.00 cu12
21234 Bread $150.00 cu8
What are Relationships?
Types of Relationships:
Understanding Queries
What are Database Reports?
This Concludes Part 1

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