计算机专业英语霍洪涛课件Chapter 6.ppt

Chapter 6 Database Systems Review 十进制的 汇编语言 易于出错的 多态性 继承性 模块性 封装 范例 里程碑 初期的 * decimal assembly language error-prone modularity encapsulation milestone inheritance polymorphism nascent paradigm Unit 1 Introduction to Database System The amount of information available to us is literally exploding, and the value of data as an organizational asset is widely recognized(p110L4). 我们能得到的大量信息简直可以说是爆炸，将信息作为一个组织的资产也是被公认的。 amount of 大量的（接不可数名词） asset n.资产 widely recognized n.被公认的 * liability n. 负债 Unit 1 Introduction to Database System literally(p110L4) adv. 照字面地 You should not take those literally but sympathize with the sentiments they convey. 你不应该从字面上理解这些话，而应对这种感觉表示同情。 paradox(p110L7) n.自相矛盾 The paradox is that the regions most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems. 矛盾的是，该地区最具活力的经济体制有着最原始的金融体系。 * Unit 1 Introduction to Database System 1. What Is a Database A database is a collection of data items related to some enterprises. We are particular interested in databases stored as bits and bytes in a computer(p110Pr1L1). 数据库就是与企业相关的数据项的集合。我们对以位和字节形式存在计算机里的数据库特别有兴趣。 enterprise n(c). 企业；事业 n(u). 创业；开创力 * entrepreneurship n.创业精神 Unit 1 Introduction to Database System 2. What Is a Database Management System Typically, all database access is classified into two broad categories: queries and updates(p110Pr2L2). 通常地，所有的数据库访问都可以分为两类：查询和更新。 * Unit 1 Introduction to Database System 2. What Is a Database Management System The beauty of SQL lies in its declarative nature: the application programmer need only state what is to be done; the DBMS figures out how to do it efficiently(p110Pr2L7). SQL语言之美在于它具有陈述的性质：应用程序员只需要声明需要做的事情；DBMS就能知道出怎样有效地做。 declarative adj. 陈述的，说明的 figure out 想出; 弄明白 * Unit 1 Introduction to Database System 3. What Is a Database System A database system is basically a computerized record-keeping system; in other words, it is a computerized system whose overall