Articles tagged with database

1. RDBMS Introduction

   Posted on July 13, 2009 in Programming

   A database is a collection of files used by an organization in support of its daily operations. The files in a database are commonly called tables because their data is organized into rows and columns. Databases allow for easy storage and retrieval of the data kept within the files that …

2. Introduction to Database Systems

   Posted on July 07, 2009 in Programming

   This is a six-part introduction to database systems with a collected list of references at the end. These posts were derived from a set of papers I had to write for a business class.

   1. Data Storage: An Evolution
   2. RDBMS Introduction
   3. Database Speak
   4. Referential Integrity and Business Rules
   5. Database Basics
   6. Spreadsheets …

3. A Little Perl: DBI and Transactions

   Posted on July 30, 2008 in Programming

   Database transactions are really no mystery. For the uninitiated, the idea is that we want to make changes to the database inside of a transaction that can be committed or thrown away. Why is this a good thing? Without transactions, changes to the database have to be manually undone if …