A data warehouse is a place where data is stored for archival, analysis, and security purposes. Usually a data warehouse is either a single computer or many computers (servers) tied together to create one giant computer system. Data consists of raw data or formatted data. It can be on various typ
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A database trigger is a procedural code that automatically changes information in one or more databases in response to a change on another database or table. For example, when an employer creates a slot in a list of employees for a new employee, the database trigger in that list should automatically
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A stored procedure is, in simplest terms, a command. Stored procedures are used to perform a wide variety of tasks on a computer and can be pre-programmed with any number of parameters or variables. While stored procedures are always used to interact with a database, they can be used for many differ
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A data dictionary is an integral part of a database. It holds information about the database and the data that it stores, i.e., the meta-data. Any well designed database will surely include a data dictionary as it gives database administrators and other users easy access to the type of data that the
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MySQL The MySQL database server is the world's most popular open source database server. Over six million installations use the MySQL database server to power high volume websites and other mission critical business systems including industry leaders like NASA, Yahoo, The Associated Press (AP), Suz
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One of the technology terms that most people have become accustomed to hearing either at work or while surfing the Internet is the database. The database used to be an extremely technical term, however with the rise of computer systems and information technology throughout our culture, the database
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Data mining is usually defined as searching, analyzing and sifting through large amounts of data to find relationships, patterns, or any significant statistical correlations. With the advent of computers, large databases and the internet, it is easier than ever to collect millions, billions and even
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A computer, in its most simplified definition, is nothing more than a device that stores, processes, communicates, and manipulates data. Data is at the heart of every computer program, every web site, and even every video game. The computer has revolutionized modern life by enabling a level of spee
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JDBC (Java Data Base Connectivity) is an API (Application Programming Interface) for connecting to databases from the Java environment. JDBC is an alternative to ODBC. JDBC's Java interface is more comfortable to Java programmers than ODBC's C language interface. JDBC is included with bo
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Database normalization is the process of organizing data into distinct and unique sets. The purposes of normalization are to: Reduce or eliminate storage of duplicate data Organize data into an efficient and logical structure The process of normalization involves determining what d
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