Computer Analysis Chapter 10

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Validation

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process of comparing data with a set of rules or values to find out if the data is correct. Reduces data entry errors and enhance data integrity before program writes data on disk

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Query

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Request for specific data from a database

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Log

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Listing of activites that change the contents of a database. DBMS places three items in ___: before image, update, and retrieve data.

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SQL-Structured Query Language

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- Query language used with databases that allows users to manage, update, and retrieve data.

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OODB-Object oriented Database

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-database that stores data in objects. object is an item that contains data as well as actions that read or process data

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CAD Computer aided design

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-database that stores data about engineering, architectural, and scientific designs

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Multidimensional database

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database that stores data in dimensions. can consolidate data much faster than relational database

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data mining

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-process used with data warehouses to find patterns and relationships among data

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DBA-database adminstator

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person who creates and maintains the data dictionary, manages security of a database, monitors the performance of a database, and checks backup and recovery procedures

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CGI-common gateway interface

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-program that manages the sending and recieving of data between the front end and the database server, a communications standard that defines how Web server communicates with outside sources

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Field

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A combination of one or more realated characters or bytes, it is the smallest unit of data a user accesses

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Relational Database

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Database that stores data in tables that consist of rows and columns, with each row having a primary key and each column having a unique name.

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Multidimensional

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database that stores data in dimensions