IST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Centralized Database, Data Scrubbing, Data Mining
8 Aug 2016
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Database applications and privacy implications chapter 17 reading notes. Database- collections of logically related information stored on disks. ~ databases make it easier to store large quantities of information- ~ databases make it easier to retrieve info quickly and flexibly. ~ database,are really to organize and reorganize info. ~ databases make it easy to print and distribute info. Database software- software tool for organizing storage and retrieval of that info. Such as simple address book programs and other list managers to massive inventory tracking systems. Table- collection of related info it keeps that info together the way a folder in a file cabinet does. Record- info related to one person, product,or event. a record is equivalent to one card with info about a book. Field- each discrete chunk of info in a record, a record in the library"s card database would contain fields for author, title, artist.
