Chapter 6 Blog

For your blog post, read the chapter and then define and explain the
following terms: (Due by 12 p.m. on 5/29/2013).

 

These terms need to be defined and explained in your own words (using the
textbook as your reference and guide). Be sure to include the textbook APA
citation at the end of your blog post.

Attribute

Field

Record

File

Entity

Database

Database Management System (DBMS) (also describe the logical view vs physical view of data)

Relational DBMS

Key fields - explain what primary and foreign keys are

Data dictionary

Data definition

Referential integrity

Normalization

Entity-relationship diagram

Data warehouse

Data mart

Online analytical processing (OLAP)

Data mining (also include the types of information obtainable from data mining)

Information policy

Data cleansing

Query

Next, identify and explain a concept from the Chapter 6 reading that you found interesting and discuss what it is, why you found it interesting, and any questions or comments you have about the concept. (This can be from any of your reading of the chapter - not limited to just the terms you defined above).

Remember, in order to post your response, just choose the "comment" option and comment on the post I made (rather than creating a new post). By doing this, I am able to see the date and time you posted your comment.