This lesson covers two important database maintenance procedures: making backup copies of your database and application, and routinely freeing disk space no longer needed by the database, thereby increasing speed and efficiency.
At the end of this lesson you will be able to do the following:
•Copy your database files
•Back up your database
•Check your database for damage
•Restore your database files
•Compress your database
•Compress and copy your database files to another file
Note: Once you put a database into operation, it becomes another asset of the company to insure and maintain, just as skywrite Ink insures and maintains its airplanes. The insurance is the backup copy of the database. The maintenance plan includes procedures that help decrease the database's response time and ensure the integrity of its data.
