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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The first drawn page of Inside a DBMS: The three-schema architecture
The chapter's first page: The three-schema architecture

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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