DATABASE AND ENTERPRISE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Database Concepts
A database is an integrated collection of well defined data
and information, centrally controlled in all its aspects, created and stored in
a typical structure for an organization, the database could be, one or more,
depending upon the needs and the operations of the organization. The data structure and its storage should
be such that it facilitates shareability, availability, evolvability and
integrity of the data. The database
separates a design of the information system from the data design, and its
management.