INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer all questions.

Answer to each question must be $1$ page or more.

All documents should be submitted in line with the following;

Font size: $12$ pth

Font: Times new roman

Spacing: $1\mathrm{.}5$

Alignment: Justify

Discuss the importance of databases in modern applications

Describe the main characteristics of the database approach and contrast it with the file$-$based approach.

Describe the five components of the DBMS environment and discuss how they relate to each other.

Discuss the roles of the following personnel in the database environment:

a$.$ Database Administrator $($DBA$)$

b$.$ Database Designer$/$ Developer

c$.$ Data Analyst

d$.$ Data Architect

e$.$ Data Scientist

f$.$ Data Security Manager

g$.$ Application Developer

h$.$ End$-$user

Discuss the three generations of DBMSs