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    The document discusses the three-schema architecture, which separates a database into three levels: 1) The external level represents the user's view of the database and contains different views for different user groups. 2) The conceptual level describes the overall design of the database and relationships between data tables. 3) The internal level defines the physical storage structure of the database and how data will be stored at a low level.

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    8/30/2020 Lesson 3.

    1 The Three-Schema Architecture

    Lesson 3.1 The Three-Schema Architecture

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    CC 14 C 1 - DATABASE SYSTEMS AND Date: Sunday, 30 August 2020, 12:21 AM
    Course:
    INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
    Book: Lesson 3.1 The Three-Schema Architecture

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    Description

    1. The External Level


    2. The Conceptual Level
    3. Internal Level

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    Table of contents

    1. What does Three-Schema Architecture mean?


    1.1. The External Level
    1.2. The Conceptual Level
    1.3. Internal Level

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    1. What does Three-Schema Architecture mean?

    The three-schema architecture which is also called ANSI/SPARC architecture or three-level architecture is
    a framework used to describe the structure of a specific database system.

    The three-schema architecture is also used to separate the user applications and physical database and
    it contains three-levels. It breaks the database down into three different categories:

    1. The External Level


    2. The Conceptual Level
    3. The Internal Level

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    1.1. The External Level

    At the external schema is the external level of a database. It represents the user’s view of the database. The
    external schema contains multiple different external views. This schema is the one that is closely related to the
    real world as perceived by each user.

    An external schema is also known as a view schema or user view.

    Each view schema describes the database part that a particular user group is interested in and hides the
    remaining database from that user group. It describes the end-user interaction with database systems. It
    specifies which users are permitted access to specific data in a database. For example, a user from the sales
    department will see only sales-related data.

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    1.2. The Conceptual Level

    The conceptual schema is also called the logical schema.

    The whole design of the database such as relationships among data are described in this level.

    Semantic information (e.g., business rules), database constraints, and security are also implemented in this level
    of architecture.

    This schema is developed with diagrams that define the content of database tables and describe how the tables
    are linked together for data access.

    This level is maintained by DBA (database administrator).

    This schema is independent of any hardware or software constraints.

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    1.3. Internal Level

    The internal level has an internal schema that describes the physical storage structure of the database.

    The internal schema is also known as a physical schema.

    It uses the physical data model, and define how the data will be stored in a block.

    The physical level is used to describe complex low-level data structures in detail.

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