Chapter 1: Fundamental Concepts of Database Management
In this chapter, we will discuss the fundamental concepts of database management. We will kick off by reviewing some popular applications of database technology. This will be followed by defining key concepts such as a database and a database management system, or DBMS. Next, we will take a step back in time and discuss the file based approach and contrast it with the database approach to data management. We will then zoom into the elements of a database system. The chapter will be concluded by discussing the advantages of database design.
