ISM 6215 - Business Database Systems I Fall 2013 Home Work – 1 (Marks 100) Question 1 - Contrast the following terms. Give one example of each 1. Degree versus cardinality of relationship 2. Required versus optional attributes 3. Data dependence versus data independence 4. Structured versus unstructured data (4*2.5 =10 marks) Answer 1 - Degree; cardinality. The degree (of a relationship) is the number of entity types that participate in that relationship‚ while cardinality is a
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DATABASE A database is an organized collection of data. The data is typically organized to model aspects of reality in a way that supports processes requiring information. (1) Often abbreviated DB‚ a database is basically a collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data. You can think of a database as an electronic filing system. Traditional databases are organized by fields‚ records‚ and files. A field is a single piece of information;
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What is a database? * A database is a structured collection of data. The data is typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality (for example‚ the availability of rooms in hotels)‚ in a way that supports processes requiring this information (for example‚ finding a hotel with vacancies). * The term database is correctly applied to the data and their supporting data structures‚ and not to the database management system (DBMS). The database data collection
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Database Design Scenario Currently a school uses a non-computerised database system to store the following information about its students: roll class‚ surname‚ first name‚ guardian ’s name‚ address‚ student ’s date of birth‚ gender‚ sport house‚ emergency-contact telephone number‚ mailing name‚ list of subjects offered‚ and subjects in which the student is enrolled. The system takes up a large amount of space‚ has many duplicated entries some of these with mistakes and it is time consuming
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Career Investigation: Database Administrator Keith Hudson Davenport University FRSM100‚ Career and Education Seminar Aura Gardner June 26 11‚ 2013 Definition of Success Success in my opinion can only be defined as what was left behind to be experienced or built upon for the next generation. This would be a legacy left to others which speak to your contribution to society and family. Material possession and financial gain does not identify success‚ but could be a benefit of success
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SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION (SRS) FOR Student and Unit Management System (SUMS) – Registration Module Version 1.0 Prepared by: YEUNG Kam Fung (Ivan) Prepared for: Jim Briggs‚ University of Portsmouth DOCUMENT CHANGE HISTORY |Version Number |Date |Description | |1.1 |8th December 2005 |Jim made some formatting and content |
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Whatis.com (2004) defines a database as "a collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed‚ managed‚ and updated." In my current job at Wellco Tank Trucks‚ Inc.‚ we do not use any type of databases in the daily operations of our business. My only job that involved regular use of a database was at Chilcutt Direct Marketing (CDM) in Oklahoma City‚ Oklahoma. From February 2003 to June 2004‚ I was an Account Executive of Brokerage at CDM. CDM is a direct marketing company
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Databases Team B ACC/340 June 13‚ 2011 Richard Calabria Databases In today’s business society‚ technologies such as databases are a vital part of just about every major retail business including the Riordan’s organization. Many people overlook the importance of the role of databases in business because they are integrated so well. Databases definitely affect the output part of the accounting cycle because it includes company’s financial data and other external reports that
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College of Business Hospitality & Tourism Studies Department of Computer Science & Information System CIN623 Database Design & Programming Final Examination Trimester 1 – 2011 Date: Duration:3 hours plus 10 minutes INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS 1. You are allowed ten minutes extra reading time during which you are not to write 2. Write all answers to each question in the Answer Booklet. 3. Write your Student ID number at the top of each attached sheet. 4. Insert all written foolscaps in their correct sequence
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Database Design Process Database Life Cycle Key points Database design must reflect the information system of which the database is a part Information systems undergo evaluation and revision within a framework known as the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Databases also undergo evaluation and revision within a framework known as the Database Life Cycle (DBLC) There are two general design strategies exist: top-down vs. bottom-up design centralized vs. decentralized design 2
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