Accounting Information System Summary of Relational Database 1. Relational databases underlie most modern integrated AISs. a. They are the most popular type of database used for transaction processing. b. In this chapter‚ we’ll define the concept of a database. 2. Database systems were developed to address the problems associated with the proliferation of master files. a. For years‚ each time a new information need arose‚ companies created new files and programs. b. The result: a significant
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CHAPTER 3 DATABASES AND DATA WAREHOUSES Building Business Intelligence CONTACT INFORMATION: Stephen Haag is the primary author of this chapter. If you have any questions or comments‚ please direct them to him at shaag@du.edu. THIS CHAPTER/MODULE IN SHORT FORM… This chapter introduces your students to the vitally important role of information in an organization and the various technology tools (databases‚ DBMSs‚ data warehouses‚ and data-mining tools) that facilitate the management
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Chapter 1: Database Systems Summary • Data are raw facts. Information is the result of processing data to reveal their meaning. Accurate‚ relavant and timely information is the key to good decision making and good decision making is the key to organizational survival in a global environment • Data are usually stored in a database. To implement a database and manage its contents you need a database management system (DBMS). DBMS serves as an intermediary between the user and the
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1. Let us design a database for an bank‚ including information about customers and their accounts. Information about a customer includes their name‚ address‚ phone‚ and Social Security number. Accounts have numbers‚ types(e.g.‚ savings‚ checking) and balances. We also need to record the customer(s) who own an account. Draw the E/R diagram for this database. Be sure to include arrows where appropriate‚ to indicate the multiplicity of a relationship. Solution: [pic] 2. For your E/R diagram of
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Comparing and Contrasting the Relational Database Model and OO Model The relational database model is based upon tables or relations. In this model‚ the physical implementation of the database is abstracted away from the user. Users query the database using a high-level query language‚ such as SQL. The relations are made up of columns‚ which have headings indicating the attribute represented by that column. Tables have key fields‚ which can be used to identify unique records. Keys relate tables
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DBM405 (Database Management System) Facilitator Anup Majumder-University of Phoenix Online Abstract The research that I have done for this individual assignment where I need to provide a brief explanation of OLAP‚ Data Warehouse and Data Mart‚ Three-tier architecture and ASP was through a research online. I found that most of these acronyms for computer terminology are hard to find when the meanings that apply to your subject or acronym you are un-aware of it. In conclusion all the above
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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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10/09/14 Marius Ouambo 2520 Mohammed Suleiman Oak Brook Unit 3 Assignment 1 There are many database-naming conventions to choose. As I read each of them I wanted to make sure‚ I got the idea that they were trying to explain for each of the different conventions. Though some of them had‚ more guidelines than other I still took into account all of the instructions because some of them did repeat each other with certain things. The convention that made the most sense to me is the
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Brief History Of Databases In the 1960’s‚ the use of main frame computers became widespread in many companies. To access vast amounts of stored information‚ these companies started to use computer programs like COBOL and FORTRAN. Data accessibility and data sharing soon became an important feature because of the large amount of information required by different departments within certain companies. With this system‚ each application owns its own data files. The problems thus associated with
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chapter 10 The REA Approach to Database Modeling T his chapter examines the resources‚ events‚ and agents (REA) model as a means of specifying and designing accounting information systems that serve the needs of all of the users in an organization. The chapter is comprised of three major sections. The first introduces the REA approach and comments on the general problems associated with traditional accounting practice that can be resolved through an REA approach. This section presents the REA
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