tom2000 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) A computer database relies upon software to organize the storage of data. This software is known as a database management system (DBMS). Database management systems are categorized according to the database model that they support. The model tends to determine the query languages that are available to access the database. A great deal of the internal engineering of a DBMS, however, is independent of the data model, and is concerned with managing factors such as performance, concurrency, integrity, and recovery from hardware failures. In these areas there are large differences between products.A Relational Database Management System(RDBMS) implements the features of the relational model outlined above. In this context, Date's "Information Principle" states: "the entire information content of the database is represented in one and only one way._____________________________TomGem Lifestyle is looking for Individuals with the fore sight to see the future, and invest in their own future Earn âŹ200 to âŹ19000 per month from home. Work From Home Global Opportunity Edited January 8, 2009 by yordan Quoted the text copied from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks for the info, Tom. Nicely said, very efficient, short but precise. You simply forgot to say that this info is coming from wikipedia, namely from here : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database You know, it is not really forbidden in our forum to post text copied from somewhere else. Simply, honesty as well as politeness ask that you mention your source, and put the copied text between quote tags. I did the quoting job for you today. Next time I expect you to do it by yourself. Regards Yordan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
