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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New-Product Development and Product Life-Cycle Strategies Based on: Philip Kotler et al.‚ Principles of Marketing International Marketing Prof. Dr. Thomas Laukamm Objectives - Understand how companies find and develop newproduct ideas. - Learn the steps in the new-product development process. - Know the stages of the product life cycle. - Understand how marketing strategies change during the product’s life cycle. Fach‚ Dozent‚ Semester International Marketing Prof. Dr. Thomas
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Although‚ data is separated into different and more complex tables during normalization‚ the process of normalizing a database can help to organize data more efficiently by minimizing redundancy and providing more accurate records. During the process‚ column and field names are consolidated into more specific ones to avoid repetition of data. In many cases‚ tables are divided into two or more tables and linked via a relationship using their Primary Keys and/or Foreign Keys. The main goal is to
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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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Date: 20150216 Class: DBM/380 Instructor: In this essay I’m going to be discussing what database systems are and how they are used. I will de speaking on and defining database architecture. I also will be discussing how database systems are used in my everyday life and at my workstation. We will start this off with the answer to “What is a database?”. A database is a compilation of related or like pieces of data. This information or data is gathered and maintained to serve
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DATABASE FOR SCHEDULING Joshua Crisp Prof. Raman Marwah CIS210 11/25/2012 There are many advantages of creating a database for scheduling purposes. Having a database will allow trainers to see what courses they have coming up and their supervisors will also see what their workload is. Being part of a corporation that is expanding needs to be able to adapt to changes and having a database for scheduling will help. First we will have to look at what is needed to create a scheduling database
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Assignments Requirements 1. Look up the definition of functional dependency. Can you find a good example? In relational database theory‚ a functional dependency is a constraint between two sets of attributes in a relation from a database. Cars Suppose one is designing a system to track vehicles and the capacity of their engines. Each vehicle has a unique vehicle identification number (VIN). One would write VIN → Engine Capacity because it would be inappropriate for a vehicle’s engine to have
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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 in maintaining
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Multiple Choice Stem Question Study Guide (2012-2013) Chapter 1 1. The term prehistory refers to the period before (p. 6) An era before history 2. Which of the following was not a hominid? (p. 7) 3. The most important development of Homo erectus was (p. 10) Homo erectus was able to migrate to many areas such as all of a Asia and some of Europe. 4. Which of the following choices is in correct chronological order? (p. 29) 5. Which of the following statements
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of the database applications. 2. What is the role of the database in the IS generic architecture? 3. What is file-based system? Give 2 examples of FBS. 4. What are main limitations of FBS? 5. What is database? 6. What does it mean that database is self-describing collection of interrelated records? 7. What does it mean that data is integrated? 8. What does it mean that database is collection of logically related data? 9. What is DBMS? 10. What are the main categories of database languages
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