Data vs. Information and Database Basics
📌 Data is raw, unorganized, unprocessable fact (e.g., the numbers 27935 without context).
💡 Information is processed, organized data that provides useful knowledge (e.g., 23579 being identified as student scores).
🗄️ A database is an organized collection of structured information, typically stored electronically in a computer system, usually controlled by a DBMS.
🏛️ In database terminology, a table is also called a relation, rows are called tuples or records, and column names are called attributes or fields.

Database Management System (DBMS)
💿 DBMS stands for Database Management System; it is the software used for creating, defining, and manipulating databases.
🛠️ DBMS provides an interface tool to perform operations like create, insert, modify, and delete data.
🛡️ Key functions of DBMS include providing security (passwords) and maintaining data consistency even with multiple concurrent users.
⭐ Examples of popular DBMS include MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.

Characteristics and Advantages of DBMS
💾 Data is stored in an organized table format, making it easy to understand and manage.
🔄 DBMS facilitates the reduction of redundancy (duplicate values) using techniques like normalization.
🤝 It supports data sharing allowing multiple users to access data concurrently from different locations.
🔒 Features include security through passwords and access permissions (e.g., read-only for students, read/write for faculty) and maintaining data integrity via integrity constraints (rules).

Disadvantages of DBMS
💸 The initial setup involves a significant cost of hardware and software, requiring high-spec systems.
🧠 The system introduces complexity as users must learn specialized languages like SQL (Structured Query Language).
⚠️ Despite security measures, there remains a data security risk due to sophisticated hacking techniques, meaning 100% security is unattainable.
📉 A significant high impact of failure exists, as data loss in the primary location can lead to the deletion of all stored data.

Database Tasks in DBMS
✍️ Data Definition involves defining the structure, such as creating tables, columns, and relationships (also known as schema definition).
🔄 Data Manipulation covers actions like inserting, updating, and deleting data inside the database (also called query processing).
🔎 Data Retrieval is the process of receiving specific information from the database based on queries.
⚙️ Concurrency Control ensures that multiple users can access the DBMS simultaneously without causing issues or conflicts.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Distinguish clearly between raw Data and meaningful Information before working with database systems.
➡️ Understand that table rows, columns, and tables themselves have specific technical synonyms: tuples/records, attributes/fields, and relations.
➡️ Utilize SQL (Structured Query Language) as the standard tool for communicating with the DBMS for definition, manipulation, and retrieval tasks.
➡️ Be aware that while DBMS offers strong features like integrity and security, the system is susceptible to high impact failure and vendor dependency.

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