A catalog is a set of tables which contains the definitions or descriptions of the database structure and its constraints. For example it could store the structure of each file +Type and Format of each data item stored in the file. A catalog is a type of schema and a schema is what defines a data elements and their interrelationships.
A catalog is simple a group of related schema collected together in a defined namespace. While schema is a group of one or more related object collected in a common namespace.
The schema is the physical arrangement of the data as it appears in the DBMS. The subschema is the logical view of the data as it appears to the application program.
In DB2, a user is an individual who is granted permissions to access and interact with the database, while a schema is a named collection of tables, views, procedures, and other database objects owned by a user. Users are associated with schemas to define their default schema for objects they create.
difference between relation sehema and relation instance in dbms
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SCHEMA is the physical arrangement of the data as it appears in the DBMS. SUB-SCHEMA is the logical view of the data as it appears to the application program.
the overall logical data base description is referred to as a schema. it is sometimes also referred to as an overall modal of the data, a conceptual modal of the data, a conceptual schema
There is need for mappings between schema levels for visualization and schema matching. The mappings between schema levels helps in the different types of transformation.
STAR SCHEMA ::contains dimension tables mapped around a fact table. it is a de normalised model.no need to use complicated joins.queries results fastly. @ahsan_ravian@hotmail.com
Catalog card is the card in the card catalog or it is the individual thingy while card catalog is the holder or the place where the catalog card is putted in other words it is the whole collection of the catalog cards. did you get it?? sorry for the poor explanation.. :D
As I understand it, a database schema is a physical entity, it describes the structure of exactly how the data is stored and is itself stored by DBMS for reference. Data model, on the other hand, is an abstract representation of database.
There seems to be a typo in your question. Could you please provide more context or clarify the terms you are asking about?