The Term that Used in Database

The database is a repository of data within an information system. In the use of database, there is some of term that layman does not know. In this post, I will discuss about The Term that Used in Database.
 

Here is The Term that Used in Database:

1. Enterprise, this term defines an organization or company. Such as: universities, hospitals, hotels, etc.
2. Entities, are objects that are distinguished by other objects. The entity is the contents of the enterprise. Example: The academic system at a university enterprise is mahaiswa, KHS and payment.
3. Attribute / field, each entity has an attribute or a designation to represent these entities with other entities. Example: Entity students have the attributes of NPM, nama_mahasiswa and address.
4. Data Value (the data content), is the term to mean the data or information stored on each attribute. Example: attribute nama_mahasiswa: Ade Perdhana, while the data value for NPM: 0735010090.
5. Record / tuple, is a collection elemenn-elements that are interrelated and provide an information about an entity in full. Record is a horizontal row on a table in the database. Example: a record represents a single data or information = NPM, nama_mahasiswa, address.
6. File, a collection of records that have the same attributes but different data valuenya.
7. Key data elements, is an identifier uniquely identifying an entity from other entities.
8. Database Management System (DBMS), which defines the terms of the database software. Such as Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, etc..

That was a brief explanation of The Term that Used in Database. If there are errors or omissions please justified or added. May be useful.