Project 1— Overview of Database Management Systems

 

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1. List four applications you have used that most likely employed a database system to store persistent data.  Give specific examples of what kind of information was stored in that database.

2. List four significant differences between a file-processing system and a DBMS.

3. Explain the concept of physical data independence, and its importance in database systems.

4. List five responsibilities of a database management system.  For each responsibility, explain the problems that would arise if the responsibility were not discharged.