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Mar
4
2012

What is JDBC or Java Database Connectivity?

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Java Database Connectivity is basically a framework that supports the programs in order to access files from databases, flat files and spreadsheets. The Java database connectivity works by making connections with the user program and transforming into a “backstage” access to the database, regardless of the type of database management system used. Moreover, Java Database Connectivity is an application program interface for Java programs that allows users to gain access on pertinent data by the use of queries. With the use of the Java Database [...]

Mar
4
2012

What is ODBC or Open Data Base Connectivity?

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ODBC is the short term used for Open Database Connectivity. It is the interface used by programmers to be able to use databases using SQL queries. ODBC is also defined as another method of accessing information that is stored in your computers or even in your office. You can use ODBC to access the databases from Microsoft Access, Excel and dBase. In the perspective of the end-user, ODBC is the best way of accessing information stored in another database without the need of understanding how [...]

Mar
4
2012

What is a Web Database?

Web Database

Are you running your own website and you constantly want to monitor, update and feed more information to your website?  If your answer to this is yes, then you will definitely need a web database. A web database is commonly used by website owners who sell online products, have a member-based subscription and many more.  Owning a web database will really provide you with the convenience of extracting and manipulating your web features.  You daily tasks will also be organized with the use of a [...]

Mar
2
2012

What is Database Development?

Database Development

Whether you want to use the internet as a soap box to publish your content to reach people around the world or want to become the next online mogul, developing a database comes first. Databases are used to store and manage data in a computer. If you just want to publish your content online, there are inexpensive ways to do that. You can create HTML and data pages by using database software to publish them. But other needs, such as multiple users and web interaction [...]

Feb
20
2012

What is a Multimedia Database?

Multimedia-Database

Generally, majority of businesses, schools and other institutions use multimedia data to store data and disseminate important information.  Multimedia data consists of digital images, sounds, videos, animation, graphics as well as text data. During the past few years, the generating, processing and storing of multimedia data has grown immensely.  There are three factors that contributed to the growth of multimedia usage.  The first one is the use of personal computers as well as high-definition gadgets such as digital cameras, video cameras, scanners, printers and monitors.  [...]

Feb
16
2012

What is a Database Trigger?

Database Trigger

A database trigger is a form of stored procedure which is immediately processed in response to certain events with a database.  A database trigger may allow the user to block any transactions, perform logging as well as modifying data within the database.  Trigger can be classified into two types – the “row” triggers and the “statement” triggers.  “Row” triggers usually occur for every row of a specific table, while “statement” triggers can only be executed once in every INSERT (a new record or input is [...]

Feb
11
2012

High Availability Architecture

Disaster Recovery Architecture

High availability networks are complex and costly systems to rollout with long planning timeframes  and high expectations from users that the system will perform. To choose the correct hardware and software and the optimum network design IT administrators and their staff invest a considerable amount of time in analysis of corporate needs. Network architecture that is rated high availability needs to perform to very strict standards of uptime. Redundancy rather than being a stated goal becomes a necessary component of high availability networks, inherent in [...]

Feb
11
2012

High Availability Solutions

High Availibility

High availability is no longer a luxury beyond the affordability of most corporations, in the 21st century it is now considered a requirement for almost all businesses regardless of industry and solutions are actively sought. Quite simply, a computer or server that fails might very well prevent the business from operating, and in today’s online world that may equate to significant lost revenue. Within select industries such as government, financial services, legal, or health and hospitals, downtime is simply not acceptable. High availability of service [...]

Jan
21
2012

What is Database Auditing?

Database Auditing

Database auditing is the method done by database administrators in order to see the actions of its users. This procedure is often done to make sure that the database is accessed only by those who are allowed. The security of the database is, of course, the main priority of the administrator, thus, the need of database auditing. Database auditing can be based on a single or a combination of actions. Security measures will be activated once you, as the administrator, emphasize the keys that will [...]

Jan
21
2012

Free Database Software Options

Free Databases

The World Wide Web gives one person the ability to reach millions of people around the world. Your customers don’t have to go out and search for your address as they can simply go online and find you with a click of their mouse. This is why more than half of business transactions today are done online. From blogs to e-commerce sites, web applications are used all over the world. Shopping online has become more and more common, and more consumers rely on online merchants [...]

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