计算机专业英语素材作者陈嘉周月红李敏Unit_14课件.pptVIP

Unit 14 Database Overviews I. New Words item n．项目，条款 redundancy n．冗余， 备份，多余信息 minimize v．将...减到最少，最小化 eliminate v．排除，消除，根除；淘汰 facilitate v．使变得(更)容易，使便利 backup n．备份 capability n．能力，性能 relationship n．关系，关联 lifeline n． 生命线 dramatically adv．戏剧地，引人注目地 staple n． 主要产物 I. New Words era n． 时代，纪元 salary n． 薪金，薪水 column n． 列，纵 row n． 行，排 field n． 字段 arrangement n． 安排，排列 model n． 模型 uniformity n． 同样，一致性 versatility n． 通用性 query v．查询 interoperability n. 互用性，协同工作的能力 II. Phrases Expressions access to 接近或使用的机会，访问 up-to-date 最新的，现代的 prevent against 预防 takes advantage of 利用 relational database 关系数据库 data item 数据项 tab delimited file 制表符分隔文件 III. Abbreviations DBMS (database management system) 数据库管理系统 SQL (structured query language) 结构化查询语言 IV. Text Paragraph 1 A database is a collection of related data items. It is generally stored on secondary storage devices that allow rapid direct access to individual data items. Redundancy is minimized; where possible, only a single copy of a data item exists[1]. The database may be used by many different application systems at once, eliminating the need for separate systems to maintain the data for each application[2]. 数据库就是相关的数据项的集合。它通常存储在辅助储存器上，这些设备允许快速直接地访问单个数据项。如果可能，数据项只有一个副本，这样可以做到冗余最小。数据库可被很多不同的应用系统同时使用，来消除不同的系统为每个应用而维护数据的需求。 IV. Text Paragraph 1 When a user program inquires a particular item in the database, a database management system(DBMS) does the actual searching. The user does not need to be familiar with the format in which the data is stored or the actual physical location of the data. 当用户程序查询数据库中的特殊项时，数据库管理系统（DBMS）做实际的搜索。用户不需要了解数据的存储格式或数据的实际物理位置。 Par. 2 The DBMS creates the database, keeps it up-to-date, and provides ready access to authorized user. Database management systems also provide extensive security measures to prevent unauthorized access. They make it convenient for expressing relationships between related data items and facilitate the design of user applications systems