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| Stored representations of objects and events that have meaning and importance in user's environment. |
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| An organized collection of logically related data. |
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| Data that have been processed in such a way as to increase the knowledge of the person who uses the data. |
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| Data that describes the properties or characteristics of end-user data and the context of those data. |
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| An application program that is used to peform a series of database activities on behalf of database users. |
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| Graphical systems used to capture the nature and relations among data. |
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| A person, place, an object, an event, or a concept in the user environment about which the organization wishes to maintain data. |
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| Database Management System(DBMS) |
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| A software system that is used to create, maintain, and provide controlled access to user databases. |
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| The separation of data descriptions from the application programs that use the data. |
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| A logical description of some portion of the database that is required by a user to perform some task. |
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| A rule that cannot be violated by database users. |
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| Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools |
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| Software tools that provide automated support for some portion of the systems development process. |
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| A centralized knowledge base of all data defintions, data relationships, screen and report formats, and other system components. |
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| Enterprise resource planning (ERP) |
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| A business management system that integrates all functions of the enterprise, such as manufacturing, sales, finance, marketing, inventory, accounting, and human resources. ERP systems are software applications that provide the data necessary for the enterprise to examine and manage its activities. |
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| An integrated decision support database whose content is derived from the various operational databases. |
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| The first step in database development, in which the scope and general contents of organizational databases are specified. |
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| Systems development life cycles(SDLC) |
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| The traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information systems. |
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| A detailed, technology-independent specification of the overall specification of the overall structure of organizational data. |
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| The representation of a database for a particular data management technology. |
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| Specifications for how data from a logical schema are stored in a computer's secondary memory by a database management system. |
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| An iterative process of systems development in which requirements are converted to a working system that is continually revised through close work between analysts and users. |
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| Agile software development |
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| An approach to database and software development that emphasizes "individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and response to change over following a plan." |
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| A planned undertaking of related activities to reach an objective that has a beginning and an end. |
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