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DBMS Tutorial Table of content DBMS Tutorial Why to Learn DBMS? DBMS Characteristics Who Should Learn DBMS Prerequisites to Learn DBMS DBMS Jobs and Opportunities Frequently Asked Questions about DBMS PDF Version Quick Guide Resources Job Search Discussion DBMS Tutorial Database Management System or DBMS in short refers to the technology of storing and retrieving users” data with utmost efficiency along with appropriate security measures. This tutorial explains the basics of DBMS such as its architecture, data models, data schema, data independence, E-R model, relation model, relational database design, and storage and file structure and much more. Why to Learn DBMS? Traditionally, data was organized in file formats. DBMS was a new concept then, and all the research was done to make it overcome the deficiencies in traditional style of data management. A modern DBMS has the following characteristics − Real-world entity − A modern DBMS is more realistic and uses real-world entities to design its architecture. It uses the behavior and attributes too. For example, a school database may use students as an entity and their age as an attribute. Relation-based tables − DBMS allows entities and relations among them to form tables. A user can understand the architecture of a database just by looking at the table names. Isolation of data and application − A database system is entirely different than its data. A database is an active entity, whereas data is said to be passive, on which the database works and organizes. DBMS also stores metadata, which is data about data, to ease its own process. Less redundancy − DBMS follows the rules of normalization, which splits a relation when any of its attributes is having redundancy in values. Normalization is a mathematically rich and scientific process that reduces data redundancy. Consistency − Consistency is a state where every relation in a database remains consistent. There exist methods and techniques, which can detect attempt of leaving database in inconsistent state. A DBMS can provide greater consistency as compared to earlier forms of data storing applications like file-processing systems. Query Language − DBMS is equipped with query language, which makes it more efficient to retrieve and manipulate data. A user can apply as many and as different filtering options as required to retrieve a set of data. Traditionally it was not possible where file-processing system was used. DBMS Characteristics Database is a collection of related data and data is a collection of facts and figures that can be processed to produce information. Mostly data represents recordable facts. Data aids in producing information, which is based on facts. For example, if we have data about marks obtained by all students, we can then conclude about toppers and average marks. A database management system stores data in such a way that it becomes easier to retrieve, manipulate, and produce information. Following are the important characteristics of DBMS. ACID Properties − DBMS follows the concepts of Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability (normally shortened as ACID). These concepts are applied on transactions, which manipulate data in a database. ACID properties help the database stay healthy in multi-transactional environments and in case of failure. Multiuser and Concurrent Access − DBMS supports multi-user environment and allows them to access and manipulate data in parallel. Though there are restrictions on transactions when users attempt to handle the same data item, but users are always unaware of them. Multiple views − DBMS offers multiple views for different users. A user who is in the Sales department will have a different view of database than a person working in the Production department. This feature enables the users to have a concentrate view of the database according to their requirements. Security − Features like multiple views offer security to some extent where users are unable to access data of other users and departments. DBMS offers methods to impose constraints while entering data into the database and retrieving the same at a later stage. DBMS offers many different levels of security features, which enables multiple users to have different views with different features. Who Should Learn DBMS This DBMS tutorial will especially help computer science graduates in understanding the basic-to-advanced concepts related to Database Management Systems. Prerequisites to Learn SQL Before you start proceeding with this tutorial, it is recommended that you have a good understanding of basic computer concepts such as primary memory, secondary memory, and basics of data structures and algorithms. DBMS Jobs and Opportunities The modern technologies like big data, cloud computing, and IoT created a high demand for DBMS professionals. Almost every major company is recruiting IT professionals having good experience with DBMS. Following are the job roles for which you can apply after learning DBMS − Database Administrator (DBA) Data Analyst Database manager Data Scientist Database Testers Cloud Database Expert Information Security Analyst Data Modeler Many more… So, you could be the next potential employee for any major companies who hires DBMS experts. Start learning DBMS using our simple and effective tutorial anywhere and anytime absolutely at your pace. Frequently Asked Questions about DBMS There are numerous Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about DBMS, this section tries to answer some of them briefly. What is the Full Form of DBMS? The full form of DBMS is Database Management System. What is Database? A database can be defined as an organized collection of structured data or information. It can be stored either locally or on a remote server. What are the components of a DBMS? Components of a DBMS is listed below − Hardware − It refers to the physical machines or devices such as servers and storage systems. Software − It is the set of commands or programs that controls the database. Data − This is the information stored in database. Data Access Language − DBMS requires a language like SQL to interact with the database. Users − People who interact with the database are called users. They can be database administrators, developers, and end-users. What are the ACID properties in DBMS?

DBMS – Data Models ”; Previous Next Data models define how the logical structure of a database is modeled. Data Models are fundamental entities to introduce abstraction in a DBMS. Data models define how data is connected to each other and how they are processed and stored inside the system. The very first data model could be flat data-models, where all the data used are to be kept in the same plane. Earlier data models were not so scientific, hence they were prone to introduce lots of duplication and update anomalies. Entity-Relationship Model Entity-Relationship (ER) Model is based on the notion of real-world entities and relationships among them. While formulating real-world scenario into the database model, the ER Model creates entity set, relationship set, general attributes and constraints. ER Model is best used for the conceptual design of a database. ER Model is based on − Entities and their attributes. Relationships among entities. These concepts are explained below. Entity − An entity in an ER Model is a real-world entity having properties called attributes. Every attribute is defined by its set of values called domain. For example, in a school database, a student is considered as an entity. Student has various attributes like name, age, class, etc. Relationship − The logical association among entities is called relationship. Relationships are mapped with entities in various ways. Mapping cardinalities define the number of association between two entities. Mapping cardinalities − one to one one to many many to one many to many Relational Model The most popular data model in DBMS is the Relational Model. It is more scientific a model than others. This model is based on first-order predicate logic and defines a table as an n-ary relation. The main highlights of this model are − Data is stored in tables called relations. Relations can be normalized. In normalized relations, values saved are atomic values. Each row in a relation contains a unique value. Each column in a relation contains values from a same domain. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

DBMS – Architecture ”; Previous Next The design of a DBMS depends on its architecture. It can be centralized or decentralized or hierarchical. The architecture of a DBMS can be seen as either single tier or multi-tier. An n-tier architecture divides the whole system into related but independent n modules, which can be independently modified, altered, changed, or replaced. In 1-tier architecture, the DBMS is the only entity where the user directly sits on the DBMS and uses it. Any changes done here will directly be done on the DBMS itself. It does not provide handy tools for end-users. Database designers and programmers normally prefer to use single-tier architecture. If the architecture of DBMS is 2-tier, then it must have an application through which the DBMS can be accessed. Programmers use 2-tier architecture where they access the DBMS by means of an application. Here the application tier is entirely independent of the database in terms of operation, design, and programming. 3-tier Architecture A 3-tier architecture separates its tiers from each other based on the complexity of the users and how they use the data present in the database. It is the most widely used architecture to design a DBMS. Database (Data) Tier − At this tier, the database resides along with its query processing languages. We also have the relations that define the data and their constraints at this level. Application (Middle) Tier − At this tier reside the application server and the programs that access the database. For a user, this application tier presents an abstracted view of the database. End-users are unaware of any existence of the database beyond the application. At the other end, the database tier is not aware of any other user beyond the application tier. Hence, the application layer sits in the middle and acts as a mediator between the end-user and the database. User (Presentation) Tier − End-users operate on this tier and they know nothing about any existence of the database beyond this layer. At this layer, multiple views of the database can be provided by the application. All views are generated by applications that reside in the application tier. Multiple-tier database architecture is highly modifiable, as almost all its components are independent and can be changed independently. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

DBMS – Overview ”; Previous Next Database is a collection of related data and data is a collection of facts and figures that can be processed to produce information. Mostly data represents recordable facts. Data aids in producing information, which is based on facts. For example, if we have data about marks obtained by all students, we can then conclude about toppers and average marks. A database management system stores data in such a way that it becomes easier to retrieve, manipulate, and produce information. Characteristics Traditionally, data was organized in file formats. DBMS was a new concept then, and all the research was done to make it overcome the deficiencies in traditional style of data management. A modern DBMS has the following characteristics − Real-world entity − A modern DBMS is more realistic and uses real-world entities to design its architecture. It uses the behavior and attributes too. For example, a school database may use students as an entity and their age as an attribute. Relation-based tables − DBMS allows entities and relations among them to form tables. A user can understand the architecture of a database just by looking at the table names. Isolation of data and application − A database system is entirely different than its data. A database is an active entity, whereas data is said to be passive, on which the database works and organizes. DBMS also stores metadata, which is data about data, to ease its own process. Less redundancy − DBMS follows the rules of normalization, which splits a relation when any of its attributes is having redundancy in values. Normalization is a mathematically rich and scientific process that reduces data redundancy. Consistency − Consistency is a state where every relation in a database remains consistent. There exist methods and techniques, which can detect attempt of leaving database in inconsistent state. A DBMS can provide greater consistency as compared to earlier forms of data storing applications like file-processing systems. Query Language − DBMS is equipped with query language, which makes it more efficient to retrieve and manipulate data. A user can apply as many and as different filtering options as required to retrieve a set of data. Traditionally it was not possible where file-processing system was used. ACID Properties − DBMS follows the concepts of Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability (normally shortened as ACID). These concepts are applied on transactions, which manipulate data in a database. ACID properties help the database stay healthy in multi-transactional environments and in case of failure. Multiuser and Concurrent Access − DBMS supports multi-user environment and allows them to access and manipulate data in parallel. Though there are restrictions on transactions when users attempt to handle the same data item, but users are always unaware of them. Multiple views − DBMS offers multiple views for different users. A user who is in the Sales department will have a different view of database than a person working in the Production department. This feature enables the users to have a concentrate view of the database according to their requirements. Security − Features like multiple views offer security to some extent where users are unable to access data of other users and departments. DBMS offers methods to impose constraints while entering data into the database and retrieving the same at a later stage. DBMS offers many different levels of security features, which enables multiple users to have different views with different features. For example, a user in the Sales department cannot see the data that belongs to the Purchase department. Additionally, it can also be managed how much data of the Sales department should be displayed to the user. Since a DBMS is not saved on the disk as traditional file systems, it is very hard for miscreants to break the code. Users A typical DBMS has users with different rights and permissions who use it for different purposes. Some users retrieve data and some back it up. The users of a DBMS can be broadly categorized as follows − Administrators − Administrators maintain the DBMS and are responsible for administrating the database. They are responsible to look after its usage and by whom it should be used. They create access profiles for users and apply limitations to maintain isolation and force security. Administrators also look after DBMS resources like system license, required tools, and other software and hardware related maintenance. Designers − Designers are the group of people who actually work on the designing part of the database. They keep a close watch on what data should be kept and in what format. They identify and design the whole set of entities, relations, constraints, and views. End Users − End users are those who actually reap the benefits of having a DBMS. End users can range from simple viewers who pay attention to the logs or market rates to sophisticated users such as business analysts. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

DBMS – Transaction ”; Previous Next A transaction can be defined as a group of tasks. A single task is the minimum processing unit which cannot be divided further. Let’s take an example of a simple transaction. Suppose a bank employee transfers Rs 500 from A”s account to B”s account. This very simple and small transaction involves several low-level tasks. A’s Account Open_Account(A) Old_Balance = A.balance New_Balance = Old_Balance – 500 A.balance = New_Balance Close_Account(A) B’s Account Open_Account(B) Old_Balance = B.balance New_Balance = Old_Balance + 500 B.balance = New_Balance Close_Account(B) ACID Properties A transaction is a very small unit of a program and it may contain several lowlevel tasks. A transaction in a database system must maintain Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability − commonly known as ACID properties − in order to ensure accuracy, completeness, and data integrity. Atomicity − This property states that a transaction must be treated as an atomic unit, that is, either all of its operations are executed or none. There must be no state in a database where a transaction is left partially completed. States should be defined either before the execution of the transaction or after the execution/abortion/failure of the transaction. Consistency − The database must remain in a consistent state after any transaction. No transaction should have any adverse effect on the data residing in the database. If the database was in a consistent state before the execution of a transaction, it must remain consistent after the execution of the transaction as well. Durability − The database should be durable enough to hold all its latest updates even if the system fails or restarts. If a transaction updates a chunk of data in a database and commits, then the database will hold the modified data. If a transaction commits but the system fails before the data could be written on to the disk, then that data will be updated once the system springs back into action. Isolation − In a database system where more than one transaction are being executed simultaneously and in parallel, the property of isolation states that all the transactions will be carried out and executed as if it is the only transaction in the system. No transaction will affect the existence of any other transaction. Serializability When multiple transactions are being executed by the operating system in a multiprogramming environment, there are possibilities that instructions of one transactions are interleaved with some other transaction. Schedule − A chronological execution sequence of a transaction is called a schedule. A schedule can have many transactions in it, each comprising of a number of instructions/tasks. Serial Schedule − It is a schedule in which transactions are aligned in such a way that one transaction is executed first. When the first transaction completes its cycle, then the next transaction is executed. Transactions are ordered one after the other. This type of schedule is called a serial schedule, as transactions are executed in a serial manner. In a multi-transaction environment, serial schedules are considered as a benchmark. The execution sequence of an instruction in a transaction cannot be changed, but two transactions can have their instructions executed in a random fashion. This execution does no harm if two transactions are mutually independent and working on different segments of data; but in case these two transactions are working on the same data, then the results may vary. This ever-varying result may bring the database to an inconsistent state. To resolve this problem, we allow parallel execution of a transaction schedule, if its transactions are either serializable or have some equivalence relation among them. Equivalence Schedules An equivalence schedule can be of the following types − Result Equivalence If two schedules produce the same result after execution, they are said to be result equivalent. They may yield the same result for some value and different results for another set of values. That”s why this equivalence is not generally considered significant. View Equivalence Two schedules would be view equivalence if the transactions in both the schedules perform similar actions in a similar manner. For example − If T reads the initial data in S1, then it also reads the initial data in S2. If T reads the value written by J in S1, then it also reads the value written by J in S2. If T performs the final write on the data value in S1, then it also performs the final write on the data value in S2. Conflict Equivalence Two schedules would be conflicting if they have the following properties − Both belong to separate transactions. Both accesses the same data item. At least one of them is “write” operation. Two schedules having multiple transactions with conflicting operations are said to be conflict equivalent if and only if − Both the schedules contain the same set of Transactions. The order of conflicting pairs of operation is maintained in both the schedules. Note − View equivalent schedules are view serializable and conflict equivalent schedules are conflict serializable. All conflict serializable schedules are view serializable too. States of Transactions A transaction in a database can be in one of the following states − Active − In this state, the transaction is being executed. This is the initial state of every transaction. Partially Committed − When a transaction executes its final operation, it is said to be in a partially committed state. Failed − A transaction is said to be in a failed state if any of the checks made by the database recovery system fails. A failed transaction can no longer proceed further. Aborted − If any of the checks fails and the transaction has reached a failed state, then the recovery manager rolls back all its write operations on the database to bring the database back to its original state where it was prior to the execution of the transaction. Transactions in this state are called aborted. The database recovery module can select one of the two operations after a transaction aborts

DBMS – Joins ”; Previous Next We understand the benefits of taking a Cartesian product of two relations, which gives us all the possible tuples that are paired together. But it might not be feasible for us in certain cases to take a Cartesian product where we encounter huge relations with thousands of tuples having a considerable large number of attributes. Join is a combination of a Cartesian product followed by a selection process. A Join operation pairs two tuples from different relations, if and only if a given join condition is satisfied. We will briefly describe various join types in the following sections. Theta (θ) Join Theta join combines tuples from different relations provided they satisfy the theta condition. The join condition is denoted by the symbol θ. Notation R1 ⋈θ R2 R1 and R2 are relations having attributes (A1, A2, .., An) and (B1, B2,.. ,Bn) such that the attributes don’t have anything in common, that is R1 ∩ R2 = Φ. Theta join can use all kinds of comparison operators. Student SID Name Std 101 Alex 10 102 Maria 11 Subjects Class Subject 10 Math 10 English 11 Music 11 Sports Student_Detail − STUDENT ⋈Student.Std = Subject.Class SUBJECT Student_detail SID Name Std Class Subject 101 Alex 10 10 Math 101 Alex 10 10 English 102 Maria 11 11 Music 102 Maria 11 11 Sports Equijoin When Theta join uses only equality comparison operator, it is said to be equijoin. The above example corresponds to equijoin. Natural Join (⋈) Natural join does not use any comparison operator. It does not concatenate the way a Cartesian product does. We can perform a Natural Join only if there is at least one common attribute that exists between two relations. In addition, the attributes must have the same name and domain. Natural join acts on those matching attributes where the values of attributes in both the relations are same. Courses CID Course Dept CS01 Database CS ME01 Mechanics ME EE01 Electronics EE HoD Dept Head CS Alex ME Maya EE Mira Courses ⋈ HoD Dept CID Course Head CS CS01 Database Alex ME ME01 Mechanics Maya EE EE01 Electronics Mira Outer Joins Theta Join, Equijoin, and Natural Join are called inner joins. An inner join includes only those tuples with matching attributes and the rest are discarded in the resulting relation. Therefore, we need to use outer joins to include all the tuples from the participating relations in the resulting relation. There are three kinds of outer joins − left outer join, right outer join, and full outer join. Left Outer Join(R S) All the tuples from the Left relation, R, are included in the resulting relation. If there are tuples in R without any matching tuple in the Right relation S, then the S-attributes of the resulting relation are made NULL. Left A B 100 Database 101 Mechanics 102 Electronics Right A B 100 Alex 102 Maya 104 Mira Courses HoD A B C D 100 Database 100 Alex 101 Mechanics — — 102 Electronics 102 Maya Right Outer Join: ( R S ) All the tuples from the Right relation, S, are included in the resulting relation. If there are tuples in S without any matching tuple in R, then the R-attributes of resulting relation are made NULL. Courses HoD A B C D 100 Database 100 Alex 102 Electronics 102 Maya — — 104 Mira Full Outer Join: ( R S) All the tuples from both participating relations are included in the resulting relation. If there are no matching tuples for both relations, their respective unmatched attributes are made NULL. Courses HoD A B C D 100 Database 100 Alex 101 Mechanics — — 102 Electronics 102 Maya — — 104 Mira Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;