Hcs/482 Systems Media Table
Calene Alfred
HCS/482
Systems Media Table
January 23, 2012
Marc A. Magill, MS
System |Purposes |Examples |Uses | |Word processor |The word processor, Invented in the early 1900s an updated prototype of the typewriter, creates a document in digital format but goes one step further than the typewriter and stores the information. Word processors can track changes and make corrections as you type. |Microsoft word which widely used for in the business and personal world. Word perfect, Word pad, and Word open office writer |One of the biggest uses for me is writing my papers for class. The fast connivance to proof read and spell check save me time. Allows the user to save and share his document. Word processors gives the option of making comparisons of documents; in cases where several users may be working on the same documents, the comparison feature allows for differences in the documents to be easily viewed, making editing more streamline(brown). | |Hierarchical database |Hierarchal data can be organized data where each level of the data is organized, resembling a tree. Data can be arranged in a repeating series that ties or links the data together.Its designed to process and manipulate data in a number that takes advantage of the hierarchical(Prabhakran & Rajamani). |A family tree can be organized in a structured form. Prabhakaran & Rajamani). |This type of Data base is used mostly to save and retrieve information efficiently. | |Flat Database |A system where information can be stored. Flat files are simple data that files that take up very little space that other files.Flat files are like spread sheet where rows on the
HCS/482
Systems Media Table
January 23, 2012
Marc A. Magill, MS
System |Purposes |Examples |Uses | |Word processor |The word processor, Invented in the early 1900s an updated prototype of the typewriter, creates a document in digital format but goes one step further than the typewriter and stores the information. Word processors can track changes and make corrections as you type. |Microsoft word which widely used for in the business and personal world. Word perfect, Word pad, and Word open office writer |One of the biggest uses for me is writing my papers for class. The fast connivance to proof read and spell check save me time. Allows the user to save and share his document. Word processors gives the option of making comparisons of documents; in cases where several users may be working on the same documents, the comparison feature allows for differences in the documents to be easily viewed, making editing more streamline(brown). | |Hierarchical database |Hierarchal data can be organized data where each level of the data is organized, resembling a tree. Data can be arranged in a repeating series that ties or links the data together.Its designed to process and manipulate data in a number that takes advantage of the hierarchical(Prabhakran & Rajamani). |A family tree can be organized in a structured form. Prabhakaran & Rajamani). |This type of Data base is used mostly to save and retrieve information efficiently. | |Flat Database |A system where information can be stored. Flat files are simple data that files that take up very little space that other files.Flat files are like spread sheet where rows on the