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The Database System Environment

The document summarizes the typical components of a database management system (DBMS). It describes the interfaces for different types of users and how they interact with the DBMS. It also outlines the key internal modules of the DBMS that are responsible for storage, processing transactions, compiling queries, and optimizing performance.

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The Database System Environment

The document summarizes the typical components of a database management system (DBMS). It describes the interfaces for different types of users and how they interact with the DBMS. It also outlines the key internal modules of the DBMS that are responsible for storage, processing transactions, compiling queries, and optimizing performance.

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THE DATABASE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT

The DBMS is a complex software system.

Typical DBMS Component Modules

The figure is divided into two halves. The top half of the figure refers to the various users
of the database environment and their interfaces. The lower half shows the internals of
the DBMS responsible for storage of data and processing of transaction.

The database and the DBMS catalog are usually stored on disk.Access to the disk is
primarily controlled by operating system(OS).which inclues disk input/Output.A higher
level stored data manager module of DBMS controls access to DBMS information that is
stored on the disk.
If we consider the top half of the figure, It shows interfaces to DBA staff, casual users,
application programmers and parametric users

The DDL compiler processes schema definitions, specified in the DDL,and stores the
description of the schema in the DBMS Catalog..The catalog includes information such
as names and sizes of the sizes of the files, data types of data of data items. Storage
details of each file, mapping information among schemas and constraints.

Casual users and persons with occasional need of information from database interact
using some for of interface which is interactive query interface. The queries are parsed,
analysed for correctness of the operations for

the model. the names of the data elements and so on by a query compiler that compiles
them into internal form. The internal query is subjected to query optimization..The query
optimizer is concerned with rearrangement and possible recording of operations,
eliminations of redundancies.

Application programmer writes programs in host languages. The precompiler extracts


DML commands from an application program

Centralized DBMS:
• Combines everything into single system including- DBMS software, hardware,
application programs, and user interface processing software.
• User can still connect through a remote terminal – however, all processing is done
at centralized site.

Source : http://elearningatria.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/introduction.pdf

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