Database access control deals with controlling who (a person or a certain computer program) is allowed to access what information in the database. The information may comprise specific database objects (e.g., record types, specific records, data structures), certain computations over certain objects (e.g., query types, or specific queries), or utilizing specific access paths to the former (e.g., using specific indexes or other data structures to access information). Database access controls are set by special authorized (by the database owner) personnel that uses dedicated protected security DBMS interfaces. COUNT 3
QSN1 What does database access limit? ANS1 who (a person or a certain computer program) is allowed to access what information QSN2 What are examples of database objects? ANS2 record types, specific records, data structures QSN3 Who sets database access? ANS3 special authorized (by the database owner) personnel