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Data Structure vs. File Structure
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Data Structure : How to arrange data in

memory
File Structure : How to arrange data in Disk
and/or any other secondary storage
DataBase and DataBase Management System
Users do NOT have to care about how to store data in a
file. DBMS will handle the detail.
 Users can use SQL (Structured Query Language) to
access the DataBase in an interactive command and/or
through a program (embeded SQL)


RAM Disk

File Types
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Sequential file: one accessed in a serial manner from

beginning to end. E.g. audio, video, text, programs.
Text file: sequential file in which each logical record
is a single character.
ASCII: 1 byte/char
Unicode: 2 bytes/char

Sequential Files
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Sequential file: A file whose contents can only be

read in order



Reader must be able to detect end-of-file (EOF)
Data can be stored in logical records, sorted by a key field


Greatly increases the speed of batch updates

Text Files
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Simple file structure.
Extendable to more complex file structures using

markup languages (XHTML, HTML).
XHTML, HTML control the display of the file on a
monitor.
XML is a standard for markup languages.

Converting data from two’s
complement notation into ASCII for
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storage in a text file

A procedure for merging two sequential files
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Applying the merge
algorithm (Letters
are used to
represent entire
records.
The particular letter
indicates the value
of the record’s
key field.)

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XML
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Example

<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_whatis.asp

Indexed File
key

pointer

Brown

P1

Johnson

P3

Smith

P4

Watson

P5

Data item
for Brown

P2

Jones

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Index file

Data file

Index: A list of key values and the location
of their associated records

A file with a partial index
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Hashing
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In hashing the index file is replaced by a hash

function.

The storage space is divided into buckets.
 Each record has a key field. Each record is stored in the
bucket corresponding to the hash of its key.
 A hash function computes a bucket number for each
key value.
Advantage: no index table needed.
Disadvantages:


i) hash function needs careful
design;
ii) unpredictable performance

Terminology
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Bucket: section of the data storage area.
Key: identifier for a block of information.
Hash function: takes as input a key and outputs a

bucket number.
Collision: two keys yield the same bucket number.

Hash Functions
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Hash Function Requirements
 Easily and quickly computed.
 Values evenly spread over the bucket numbers.
 What can go wrong: bucket number computed from 1st
and 3rd characters of a name:
Brown, Brook, Broom, Broadhead,
Biot, Bloom,
…
 Examples of Hash Functions
 Mid square: compute (key x key) and
set bucket number = middle digits.
 Extraction: select digits from certain positions within
the key.
 Divide key by number of buckets and use the
remainder.

Hashing the key field value 25X3Z to one of
41 buckets
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The rudiments of a hashing system, in which each
bucket holds those records that hash to that
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bucket number

Collisions in Hashing
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Collision: The case of two keys hashing to the

same bucket
Clustering problem: Poorly designed hashing function
can have uneven distribution of keys into buckets
 Collision also becomes a problem when there aren’t
enough buckets (probability greatly increases as load
factor (% of buckets filled) approaches 75%)
 Solution: somewhere between 50% and 75% load factor,
increase number of buckets and rehash all data


A large file partitioned into buckets
to be accessed by hashing
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The role of an operating system
when accessing a 22
file

System calls ?

Maintaining a file’s order by means of
a File Allocation Table (FAT)
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Information Required on a Hard Drive to Load
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Startup BIOS (POST , Load MBR)
Master Boot Record (MBR)
 Master Boot Program
 Partition Table (16 bytes * 4)
OS Boot Record (Boot Sector)
 Loads the first program file of the OS
Boot Loader Program
 Begins process of loading OS into memory

an OS

How Data Is Logically Stored on a Floppy Disk
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All floppy and hard disk drives are divided into

tracks and sectors

Tracks are concentric circles on a disk
Sector

Always 512 bytes
 Physical organization of a disk
 BIOS manages disk as sectors
Cluster (file allocation unit)


Group of sectors
 Logical organization of a disk
 OS views disk as a list of clusters


The Boot Record
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Track 0, sector 1 of a floppy disk
Contains basic information about how the disk is

organized
Includes bootstrap program, which can be
used to boot from the disk
Uniform layout and content of boot record allows
any version of DOS or Windows to read any DOS
or Windows disk

The File Allocation Table (FAT)
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Lists the location of files on disk in a one-column

table
Floppy disk FAT is 12 bits wide, called FAT12
Each entry describes how a cluster on the disk is
used
A bad cluster on the disk will be marked in the
FAT

The Root Directory
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Lists all the files assigned to this table
Contains a fixed number of entries
Some items included are:


Filename and extension



Time and date of creation or last update



File attributes



First cluster number

How a Hard Drive is Logically Organized to Hold
Low-level format
Data
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

Creates tracks and sectors, done at factory

Partition the hard drive (FDISK.EXE)


Creates partition table at the beginning of drive

High-level format


Done by OS for each logical drive

Master Boot Record (MBR) is the first 512 bytes

of a hard drive

Master boot program (446 bytes) calls boot program to
load OS
 Partition table




Description, Location, Size

Partitions and Logical Drives
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FAT16
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Supported by DOS and all versions of Windows
Uses 16 bits for each cluster entry
As the size of the logical drive increases, FAT16

cluster size increases dramatically

FAT32
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Became available with Windows 95 OSR2
Used 32 bits per FAT entry, although only 28 bits

were used to hold cluster numbers
More efficient than FAT16 in terms of cluster size

NTFS
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Supported by Windows NT/2000/XP
Provides greater security
Used a database called the master file table

(MFT) to locate files and directories

Supports large hard drives

Comparing FAT16, FAT32, NTFS
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A file versus a database organization
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(1/2)

A file versus a database organization
(2/2)
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The conceptual layers of a database
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Schemas
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Schema: A description of the structure of an entire

database, used by database software to maintain the
database
Subschema: A description of only that portion of
the database pertinent to a particular user’s needs,
used to prevent sensitive data from being accessed
by unauthorized personnel

Database Management Systems
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Database Management System (DBMS): A

software layer that manipulates a database in
response to requests from applications
Distributed Database: A database stored on
multiple machines


DBMS will mask this organizational detail from its users

Data independence: The ability to change the

organization of a database without changing the
application software that uses it

Database Models
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Database model: A conceptual view of a database



Relational database model
Object-oriented database model

Relational Database Model
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Relation: A rectangular table



Attribute: A column in the table
Tuple: A row in the table

Relational Design


Avoid multiple concepts within one relation



Can lead to redundant data
Deleting a tuple could also delete necessary but unrelated
information

Improving a Relational Design
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Decomposition: Dividing the columns of a

relation into two or more relations, duplicating those
columns necessary to maintain relationships


Lossless or nonloss decomposition: A “correct”
decomposition that does not lose any information

A relation containing employee information
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A relation containing redundancy
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An employee database consisting of
three relations
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Finding the departments in which employee
has worked
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A relation and a proposed decomposition
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Relational Operations
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Select: Choose rows
Project: Choose columns
Join: Assemble information from two or more

relations

Another example of the JOIN
operation
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An application of the JOIN operation
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The associations between objects in an objectoriented database
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Maintaining Database Integrity (1/2)
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Transaction: A sequence of operations that must

all happen together


Example: transferring money between bank accounts

Transaction log: A non-volatile record of each

transaction’s activities, built before the transaction
is allowed to execute
Commit point: The point at which a transaction has
been recorded in the log
 Roll-back: The process of undoing a transaction


Maintaining database integrity
(2/2)
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Simultaneous access problems
 Incorrect summary problem
 Lost update problem
Locking = preventing others from accessing data

being used by a transaction



Shared lock: used when reading data
Exclusive lock: used when altering data

Data Mining
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Data Mining: The area of computer science that

deals with discovering patterns in collections of data
Data warehouse: A static data collection to be
mined


Data cube: Data presented from many perspectives to
enable mining

Data Mining Strategies
 Class description
 Class discrimination
 Cluster analysis
 Association analysis
 Outlier analysis
 Sequential pattern analysis

Social Impact of Database Technology
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Problems
 Massive amounts of personal data are being collected





Often without knowledge or meaningful consent of affected
people

Data merging produces new, more invasive information
Errors are widely disseminated and hard to correct

Remedies
 Existing legal remedies often difficult to apply
 Negative publicity may be more effective

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