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What is de-normalization

What is de-normalization

Denormalization is the process of putting one fact in numerous places (its vice-versa of normalization).Only one valid reason exists for denormalizing a relational design – to enhance performance.The sacrifice to performance is that you increase redundancy in database. Denormalization in database management refers to the process of intentionally introducing redundancy into a database design, usually for performance reasons. This involves adding redundant data to one or more tables within the database to help optimize read performance, simplify queries, or reduce…

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What is normalization? What are different types of normalization

What is normalization? What are different types of normalization

There is set of rules that have been established to aid in the design of tables that are meant to be connected through relationships. This set of rules is known as Normalization. Benefits of normalizing your database include: Avoiding repetitive entries Reducing required storage space Preventing the need to restructure existing tables to accommodate new data. Increased speed and flexibility of queries, sorts, and summaries. Following are the three normal forms: First Normal Form For a table to be in…

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What are E-R diagrams

What are E-R diagrams

E-R diagram also termed as Entity-Relationship diagram shows relationship between various tables in the database. The correct answer would be: E-R diagrams, short for Entity-Relationship diagrams, are visual representations used in database design to depict the logical structure of a database. They illustrate the entities within the system and the relationships between them. These diagrams typically consist of entities (which represent real-world objects or concepts), attributes (characteristics of entities), and relationships (associations between entities). E-R diagrams serve as blueprints for…

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What’s difference between DBMS and RDBMS

What’s difference between DBMS and RDBMS

DBMS provides a systematic and organized way of storing, managing and retrieving from collection of logically related information. RDBMS also provides what DBMS provides but above that it provides relationship integrity. So in short we can say: RDBMS = DBMS + REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY These relations are defined by using “Foreign Keys” in any RDBMS.Many DBMS companies claimed there DBMS product was a RDBMS compliant, but according to industry rules and regulations if the DBMS fulfills the twelve CODD rules it’s…

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What is SQL

What is SQL

SQL stands for Structured Query Language.SQL is an ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standard computer language for accessing and manipulating database systems. SQL statements are used to retrieve and update data in a database. SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It’s a standard programming language specifically designed for managing and manipulating relational databases. With SQL, you can perform various operations on databases, such as querying data, inserting new records, updating existing records, and deleting records. It provides a set of…

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Introduction to RDBMS

Introduction to RDBMS

Introduction Data is meaningful information. Database is a collection of relevant data. DBMS means database management system. DBMS provides the software to manage the database. Following are the operations to be performed on database: insertion, deletion, updation, sorting, searching, traversing, etc. Following are the different types of DBMS: FMS, Hierarchical, DBMS FMS (File Management System) It is simple to create but difficult to manage. No relations are there (like 1-to-1, 1-to-many) Hierarchical System Here data is stored in tree like…

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