is a generic term used to describe software that mediates with other software and allow for communication between disparate applications in a heterogeneous System.3.1.7 TP Monitor
A program that control data transfer between clients and server in order to provide a consistent environment. Complex application are often built on the top of several resource managers(such as DBMS,operating system , user interface,and messaging)...
A business-centric software architecture for building applications that implement business processes as a set of services published at a granularity relevant to the service consumer.
3.3Distrbuted DBMS
Distributed database:A logically interrelated collection of shared data .
Distributed DBMS:The software that permits the management of the distributed database are makes the distribution transparent to users.
*it is important to make a distinction between a distributed DBMS and distributed processing.If the data is centralized,even through other users may be accessing the data over the network,we do not consider this to be a DBMS simply.
A consolidated/integrated view of corporate data drawn from disparate operational data sources and a range of end-user access tools capable ofsupporting simple to highly complex queries to support decision making.
• Query processor: transforms queries into a series of low-level instructions directed to the database manager.
• Database manager:The Dm interface with user-submitted application programs and queries.The DM accept queries and examines the external
and conceptual schemas to determine what conceptual records are required to satisfy the request.• File manager:The file manager manipulated the underly storage files and manager the allocation of storage space on disk.
• DMS preprocessor: This module convert DML statement embedded in an application into standard function calls in the host language.
• DDL complier: converts DDL statements into set of tables containing metadata. These tables are then stored in the system catalog while control information is stored in data file headers.
• Catalog manager:manage access and maintain the system catalog.
The major software component for the database manager are as follows:
• authorization control.• Command processor• Intergiry checker• Query optimizer• transation manager• scheduler:responsible for ensuring that concurrent operation on thedatabase proceed without conflicting with one another.• Recovery manager• Buffer manager:responsible for the transfer of data between mainmemory and secondary storage.