Part5 UNIT A Fundamentals of the Database System.docVIP

UNIT 3 A Fundamentals of the Database System 数据库系统基本原理 Grasping the Concept of a Database 掌握数据库的概念 A database is a collection of information—preferably related information and preferably organized. A database consists of the physical files you set up on a computer when installing the database software. On the other hand, a database model is more of a concept than a physical object and is used to create the tables in your database. This section examines the database, not the database model. 数据库是一个信息的集合——这些信息有更好的相关性和组织性。当你安装了数据库软件后你在计算机中设置的物理文件组成了一个数据