Components of a DB environment

Components of a DB environment
● Computer-aided Software Engineering (CASE) Tools - automated tools used to design databases
and application programs. These tools help with the creation of data models.
● DBMS - Software for managing the database.
● Repository - Centralized storehouse of metadata.
● Database - Storehouse of the data.
● Application programs - Programs intended for the needs of the user and that access and maintain
the database.
● User Interface - What the user sees within a service.
● Database administrator - People who monitor and manage the DBMS.
● System Developers - People who are responsible for designing databases and software.
● End users - People who interact with the system for their own benefit.

Repositories contain definitions of data (metadata), while databases contain the actual data.
Range of databases
● Personal databases - standalone desktop database
● Workgroup databases - LAN (< 25 users)
● Departmental/Divisional databases - LAN (25-100 users)
● Enterprise databases - (100+)
○ Enterprise resource-planning (ERP) systems
○ Data warehousing
DB Proposal
● Look for a company or a business who:
○ Needs improvement in terms of their database management (inventory, employee or customer
records, sales, data organization, etc.)
○ Have no systems in terms of working with the data that they need to manage
○ Have inefficient systems that are in need of improvement
○ Are open to working with and be interviewed by students when needed
● Look for case studies regarding database management systems online and
use it as a reference for your group.