ated records (fields of data) form files or tables. A database is the interwoven series of logically related records or objects. (O'Brien, 2000 pg. 171). The need for a database management system arises from and organizations need to process and control its information in a logical, convenient and user-friendly manner.
By definition, an approach to the storage and processing of data in which independent files are consolidated into a common pool/database of records available to different application programs and end users for processing and data retrieval. (O'Brien, 2000, g-5). Database management thus consolidates data records and objects into databases that can be accessed by many different application pr
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