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| • | Database
- a collection of related data that is |
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| persistent
and too large to fit into main memory |
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| • | Database
Management System – an |
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| automated system
that maintains and provides |
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| multi-user access
to a database, and whose |
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| operation is efficient,
easy to use, and safe |
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| • | Information
System – A system (i.e., people, |
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| machines, and/or
methods) to collect, manage, |
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| and use data that represent information |
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