LibGuides: CYB481: Module 1

Lesson 1

Principles of Data Management by Keith Gordon
ISBN: 9781780175935
Publication Date: 2022-07-26
Data is a valuable corporate asset and its effective management is vital to an organisation's success. This professional guide covers all the key areas of data management, including database development and corporate data modelling. It is business-focused, providing the knowledge and techniques required to successfully implement the data management function. This new edition adds chapters on linked data, concept systems and big data and artificial intelligence.
Read Chapter 1: Data and the Enterprise. This chapter introduces the concepts of information and data and discusses why they are important business resources within the enterprise.

What is Data? (2m 12s)
We all know what data is – or do we? Although data will be different based on what you study, this short video provides a simple explanation that will be useful throughout this module.

Additional Resources:

Ultimate Data Glossary: 101 Data Terms You Should Know
Instead of throwing hundreds of terms at you from other glossaries, this site narrows terms down to the top 101 data terms that are important to know for anyone working with data. It is suggested that you bookmark this list and come back to it whenever you need to.

Lesson 2

CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ FC0-U61 Cert Guide
Read Chapter 26: Compare and Contrast Various Database Structures (not including Exam Preparation Tasks)
There are many types of database structures, and in this chapter, you learn how they are similar and different. Topics covered include the following:

Structured vs. semi-structured vs. unstructured
Relational databases
Non-relational databases

Additional Resources:

You will need the information in these four short videos to understand the core concepts of databases and relational database management systems (DBMS). The information you learn in these videos will be applied to assignments and the course project.

LinkedIn Learning - Database Foundations: Database Core Concepts

The following four (4) short videos (total of 16m 14s) explain the core concepts of a database. Although the expert, Adam Wilbert, discusses only the relational database management system, this module will introduce you to other models.

What is a database? (3m 40s)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/database-foundations-intro-to-databases/what-is-a-database?autoplay=true&resume=false&u=2168252
Storing data efficiently (3m 07s)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/database-foundations-intro-to-databases/storing-data-efficiently?autoSkip=true&autoplay=true&resume=false&u=2168252
Relational database management systems (4m 34s)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/database-foundations-intro-to-databases/relational-database-management-systems?autoplay=true&resume=false&u=2168252
The client-server model (4m 53s)
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/database-foundations-intro-to-databases/the-client-server-model?autoSkip=true&autoplay=true&resume=false&u=2168252

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