Monday, October 25, 2010

Week 9- Databases

    Databases are comprised of information sotred in a logical way. Databases are used becauuse of 3 different things. First, managing vast amounts of information. Secondly they are capabal of performing quick queries. Thirdly they have the ability to make quick decisions about information.
    People who design databases must be extremely logical thinkers. Databases will be the central brain and organizational tool behind the yogurt shops. The databases will be able to connect all of the users so that they can share access to the same data.  The databases also will provide a quicker and more efficient system of storing data. So instead of having to look through files in a file cabinet which often can be very tedious work, the staff member can just type the key into the system and the database will quickly pull up the file.  
    Databases will allow their employees to perform their jobs more effectively. Whenever a customer purchases yogurt the inventory level that is stored in a database is updated. And if the inventory level is at or below the reorder point a program automatically orders more items from the supplier. All of this information is stored in the database and the employees will be expected to know how to operate the databases so that everything is done efficiently and correctly in the yogurt shops.

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