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carumuga
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2008-07-10 : 00:34:25
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| Can you please explain the difference between RDBMS and DBMS? |
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jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2886 Posts |
Posted - 2008-07-10 : 00:57:22
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the R is for relational. pretty much every DBMS out there today is a RDMBS. I don't know of any that aren't actually. maybe someone else does.
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sunsanvin
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-07-10 : 01:06:55
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| a DBMS will said to be a RDBMS when it satisfies E.F.Codd's 12 rulesArnavEven you learn 1%, Learn it with 100% confidence. |
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sakets_2000
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1472 Posts |
Posted - 2008-07-10 : 08:32:12
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quote:
Originally posted by jezemine
the R is for relational. pretty much every DBMS out there today is a RDMBS. I don't know of any that aren't actually. maybe someone else does.
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every DBMS needn't be RDBMS. Hyperion essbase is a DBMS,, an MDBMS.. multi dimensional DBMS. |
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sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-07-10 : 08:32:49
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quote:
Originally posted by sunsanvin
a DBMS will said to be a RDBMS when it satisfies E.F.Codd's 12 rulesArnavEven you learn 1%, Learn it with 100% confidence.
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Transact Charlie
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3451 Posts |
Posted - 2008-07-10 : 09:40:00
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| The twelve rules....1) A database will break at the worst possible moment.2) A database will perform well in all of your unit tests unless this conflicts with the first law.3) A database will protect it's data integrity unless this conflicts with the first or the second laws..........-------------Charlie |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
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Posted - 2008-07-10 : 09:44:38
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd%27s_12_rules
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2008-07-10 : 09:55:13
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| note that no rdbms today conforms to the 12 laws._______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980Blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSpeed up SSMS development: www.ssmstoolspack.com <- version 1.0 out! |
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RDBMS vs DBMS