Glossary

Flat File Model

A file structure involving data records that have no structured interrelationship. A flat file takes up less computer space than…

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Database Model/Schema

The structure or format of a database, described in a formal language supported by the database management system. Schemas are…

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Database Management System/Software (DBMS)

A collection of programs that enables information to be stored in, modified, and extracted from a database. There are many…

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Database Dictionary

A file that defines the basic organization of a database. A database dictionary contains a list of all files in…

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Database Administrator (DBA)

The person who has central control over data and programs accessing the data. Responsibilities of the database administrator include data…

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Database (electronic)

A repository for information or data organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces…

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Data Warehouse

A collection of databases designed to support management decision-making. The term “data warehousing” generally refers to combining a wide variety…

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Data Structure Diagram

A diagram type that is used to depict the structure of data elements in the data dictionary. The data structure…

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Data Scrubbing

The process of filtering, merging, decoding, and translating source data to create validated data for the data warehouse (see definition).

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Data/Process Flow Diagram

A diagram that shows the types of data produced by one business process and used as input by another. It…

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