ADM 1370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Data Element, Data Synchronization, Foreign Key

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 1370
• Professor: Sadiq Abbas

Document Summary

Data raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event. Information data converted into a meaningful and useful context. Database maintains information about various types of objects (inventory), events (transactions), people (employees), and places (warehouse) Data have become central and even vital to organizations. Organizations need to manage their data assets very carefully to make sure that the data are easily accessed by managers and employees across the organization. Data management a structured approach for capturing, storing, processing, integrating, distributing, securing, and archiving data effectively throughout their life cycle. No enterprise can be effective without high quality data that is accessible when needed. To provide the infrastructure and tools to transform raw data into usable information of the highest quality. Data is created and used offline without going through quality control checks. Data may be redundant and out-of-date, creating a huge maintenance problem. File group of records of same type. Field group of words or a complete number.