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 Concepts‚ 4e (Kroenke) Chapter 1 Getting Started 1) The purpose of a database is to help people keep track of things. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4 2) A possible problem with keeping data in lists is that if you delete a row of data from a list you may also delete some data items that you want to keep. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4 3) An advantage of keeping data in lists is that if you update a data value in one row of data in a list‚ other occurrences
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Description | example uses | Database could be when people in the the Leisure centre inputs the data or make different query’s like how much money they’ve made. This will speed up the process when working. It can store all the information for the activities and how many people attending specific classes. | advantages | A database can be really helpful for this business to grow in terms of: Customer & Service Analysis‚ Data Management‚ Reduce Costs & Time. Databases can also help businesses
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This archive file comprises DBM 380 Week 1 Individual Assignment Database Design Paper Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you do the following: • Explain what database systems arc and how they are used at your workplace. • Define database architecture. For the database systems in your workplace‚ identify which architecture they fall under. • Define relational database architecture. Consider Microsoft® Access*’‚ Microsoft SQL Server®’‚ Oracle®‚ IBM DB2®‚ and so on. Include
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An online database a collection of organized data that can be accessed from various networks‚ like the internet. Usually‚ databases are used for things like booking a seat or a room in planes or hotels‚ or even online shopping. In this report‚ I have chosen to discuss two databases that are quite different‚ and investigate on the benefits and detriments of the storage of data in online information systems. The two databases I have chosen to discuss are YouTube and Amazon. These databases are some
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MODERN DATABASE MANAGEMENT - Database o An organized collection of logically related data. o May be any size and complexity. - Data o A stored representation of objects and events that have meaning and importance in the user’s environment. o Become useful when placed in some sort of context. o Structured • Facts such as the customer name‚ address‚ and telephone number. • The most important structured data types are numeric‚ character‚ and dates. • Stored in tabular form • Found
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Part 1 Background Chapter 1 Introduction to Databases 1.1 A database management system provides a number of facilities that will vary from system to system. Describe the type of facilities you might expect‚ especially those that aid the initial implementation of a database and its subsequent administration. Initially‚ the type of facilities expected should be described. These include: data storage and retrieval‚ concurrency control mechanism‚ authorization services‚ integrity mechanisms
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com is developing a system to gather and keep massive amounts of intimate information about its millions of shoppers‚ including their religion‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnicity and income. The database‚ which would combine information disclosed voluntarily by customers with facts gleaned from public databases‚ conceivably would give Amazon a larger or more detailed profile of its customers than any other retailer. The Seattle-based company‚ with 59 million active customers‚ said it has no immediate
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Proposal Course Name: Database Management System Database System for: School/College Database Name: e School Management System (eSMS) Our Database Software: We have to develop database software on a School/College Islamabad College for Girls (ICG). Our database name is eSMS stands for e school Management System. Selected Organization: The target organization ICG (Islamabad College for Girls) is located at Shalimar 6/2‚ Islamabad. Introduction
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Normalization Normalization is a method for organizing data elements in a database into tables. Normalization Avoids • Duplication of Data – The same data is listed in multiple lines of the database • Insert Anomaly – A record about an entity cannot be inserted into the table without first inserting information about another entity – Cannot enter a customer without a sales order • Delete Anomaly – A record cannot be deleted without deleting a record about a related entity.
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