Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management
Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management
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ISBN: 9781337627900
Author: Carlos Coronel, Steven Morris
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Meta data:

  • Metadata is the data about data.
  • It provides the description about the characteristics or properties of end user data and environment of the data.
  • The environment includes the source of the data, where it is stored, usage, and so on.
  • It gives all the information about a data.
  • Developers and users can access the metadata stored in the data dictionary throughout the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)...

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