Database management systems notes
Inside a DBMS
The three-schema architecture, data independence, and the components a query passes through. Every section is a drawn page beside a clear written explanation, about 19 minutes in all.
- Chapter 2 of 34
- About 19 minutes
- 8 sections
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In this chapter
- The three-schema architecture
- Why the layers exist: data independence
- Schema versus instance
- The two halves of SQL: DDL and DML
- The components a query passes through
- One query, end to end
- Where the database runs: client-server and its shapes
- A map to keep for the rest of the course
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