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  2. Category:Database management systems - Wikipedia

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    A database management system (DBMS) is a computer program (or more typically, a suite of them) designed to manage a database, a large set of structured data, and run operations on the data requested by numerous users. Typical examples of DBMS use include accounting, human resources and customer support systems.

  3. Database - Wikipedia

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    Formally, a "database" refers to a set of related data accessed through the use of a "database management system" (DBMS), which is an integrated set of computer software that allows users to interact with one or more databases and provides access to all of the data contained in the database (although restrictions may exist that limit access to particular data).

  4. Database model - Wikipedia

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    Most database management systems are built around one particular data model, although it is possible for products to offer support for more than one model. Various physical data models can implement any given logical model. Most database software will offer the user some level of control in tuning the physical implementation, since the choices ...

  5. Data modeling - Wikipedia

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    The data modeling process. The figure illustrates the way data models are developed and used today . A conceptual data model is developed based on the data requirements for the application that is being developed, perhaps in the context of an activity model.

  6. Data engineering - Wikipedia

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    Around the 1970s/1980s the term information engineering methodology (IEM) was created to describe database design and the use of software for data analysis and processing. [3] [4] These techniques were intended to be used by database administrators (DBAs) and by systems analysts based upon an understanding of the operational processing needs of organizations for the 1980s.

  7. Database administration - Wikipedia

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    Database administration is the function of managing and maintaining database management systems (DBMS) software. Mainstream DBMS software such as Oracle, IBM Db2 and Microsoft SQL Server need ongoing management. As such, corporations that use DBMS software often hire specialized information technology personnel called database administrators or ...

  8. Computing education - Wikipedia

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    Initially, only colleges and universities offered computer programming courses, but as time went on, high schools and even middle schools implemented computer science programs. [ 12 ] In comparison to science education and mathematics education , computer science (CS) education is a much younger field. [ 13 ]

  9. Database design - Wikipedia

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    Database design is the organization of data according to a database model.The designer determines what data must be stored and how the data elements interrelate. With this information, they can begin to fit the data to the database model. [1]