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  2. Data-flow diagram - Wikipedia

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    Specific operations based on the data can be represented by a flowchart. [1] There are several notations for displaying data-flow diagrams. The notation presented above was described in 1979 by Tom DeMarco as part of structured analysis. For each data flow, at least one of the endpoints (source and / or destination) must exist in a process.

  3. Database transaction - Wikipedia

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    Databases and other data stores which treat the integrity of data as paramount often include the ability to handle transactions to maintain the integrity of data. A single transaction consists of one or more independent units of work, each reading and/or writing information to a database or other data store.

  4. Database design - Wikipedia

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    The following steps are suggestion of the data modeling process for Microsoft Access, a relational DBMS. Determine the purpose of the database – This helps prepare for the remaining steps. Find and organize the information required – Gather all of the types of information to record in the database, such as product name and order number.

  5. 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.

  6. Document-oriented database - Wikipedia

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    The central concept of a document-oriented database is the notion of a document.While each document-oriented database implementation differs on the details of this definition, in general, they all assume documents encapsulate and encode data (or information) in some standard format or encoding.

  7. Database engine - Wikipedia

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    A database engine (or storage engine) is the underlying software component that a database management system (DBMS) uses to create, read, update and delete (CRUD) data from a database. Most database management systems include their own application programming interface (API) that allows the user to interact with their underlying engine without ...

  8. Comparison of relational database management systems - Wikipedia

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    Note (1): Both function and procedure refer to internal routines written in SQL and/or procedural language like PL/SQL. External routine refers to the one written in the host languages, such as C, Java, Cobol, etc. " Stored procedure " is a commonly used term for these routine types.

  9. Semantic data model - Wikipedia

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    [1] A semantic data model ( SDM ) is a high-level semantics-based database description and structuring formalism ( database model ) for databases. This database model is designed to capture more of the meaning of an application environment than is possible with contemporary database models.