Important Database Terms:
- Data: Data is a raw collection of facts about people, places, objects and events, which include text, numbers, graphics, images, sound, etc that have meaning in the user’s environment.
- Record: It is a collection of several fields. A logically connected set of one or more fields that describes a person, place, or thing. For example, the fields that constitute a record for a customer consist of name, address, phone number and etc.
- File: It is a collection of several related records or information.
- Schema: Schema is the one which defines different database elements like tables, relationships, views, indexes, packages, procedures, functions, queues, triggers, and other elements. Schemas are generally stored in a data dictionary.
- Database: It is an organized collection of related data. A database has several database elements like table, queries, stored procedures and etc
- Database management system (DBMS): It is a set of database and application programs that allow us to create maintain and access the database.
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