A introduction to Database Management System Raghu RamakrishnanA introduction to Database Management System Raghu Ramakrishnan.docVIP

A?introduction?to?Database?Management?System? Raghu?Ramakrishnan? Wiley［U.S.］ A?database?(sometimes?spelled?data?base)?is?also?called?an?electronic?database??,?referring?to?any?collection?of?data,?or?information,?that?is?specially?organized?for?rapid?search?and?retrieval?by?a?computer.?Databases?are?structured?to?facilitate?the?storage,?retrieval?,?modification,?and?deletion?of?data?in?conjunction?with?various?data-processing?operations?.Databases?can?be?stored?on?magnetic?disk?or?tape,?optical?disk,?or?some?other?secondary?storage?device.? A?database?consists?of?a?file?or?a?set?of?files.?Th