Ling GuoFeb 15, 2010

Database(RDBMS) Software ReviewOracle RDBMS (Oracle Cooperation)4()6

Oracle 10g Express versionDB2 (IBM)

IBM DB2 Express-CSQL Server (Microsoft)

SQL Server Express/ Developer versionOthers: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Access, Sybase etc.

IBM31.8%

Oracle40.4%

Microsoft12.3%

Other15.5%

Factors for Selecting RDBMS Software

Platform and System RequirementSupport Data TypesApplication functionProgram language SupportingAnalysis AbilityInternet AbilityPrice and PerformanceEase of Use and Documentation

Types of Database Users

Database AdministratorsSecurity Officers Network Administrators Application Developers Application Administrators Database Users

Tasks of Database Administrators

Evaluate the Database Server HardwareInstall the Oracle Database SoftwarePlan the DatabaseCreate and Open the DatabaseBack Up the DatabaseEnroll System Users Implement the Database DesignBack Up the Fully Functional Database Tune Database Performance

Tasks of Application Developers

Designing and developing the database application

Designing the database structure for an application

Estimating storage requirements for an application

Specifying modifications of the database structure for an application

Relaying this information to a database administrator

Tuning the application during development

Practice with Oracle Express On campus:

http://coit-ora01.uncc.edu:8080/isqlplus/

Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Free of charge, and may be installed on any size machine, supporting up

to 4GB of user data and running on a single processor, using a maximum of 1GB memory.

Ideal database for developers Great starter database for students and database

administratorTutorial:

http://st-curriculum.oracle.com/tutorial/DBXETutorial/index.htm

Download:http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/

database/xe/index.html

Thank you !