Saturday, October 23, 2010

Information System Terminology

Information System also referred to a database.

Database
-designed to offer an organized mechanism for storing, managing and retrieving information. They do so through the use of tables
-database tables consist of columns and rows. Each column contains a different type of attribute and each row corresponds to a single record.

Database management system (DBMS)
A set of computer programs that controls the creation, maintenance and the use of the database of an organization and its end users.

Data
Data with regards to database is :
A collection of unprocessed items which can include facts or details about people, places, things, events or concepts.

Information
Information with regards to Database is :
Data which has been processed OR data or raw materials which has been manipulated and organized in such a way to render it useful to the user as required.

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