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Give at least 6 different examples of information systems which use/requires databases?
Answer
Library catalogues
Medical records
Bank accounts
Stock market data
Personnel systems
Product catalogues
Telephone directories
Train timetables
Airline bookings
Credit card details
Student records
Customer histories
Stock market prices
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2
Why do we need to study database systems?
Answer
We study databases for the following reasons:
To record large amounts of information generated by computing applications
It provides us a set of tools for storing, searching and managing this information.
Databases are a ‘core topic’ in computer science and IT.
Basic concepts and skills with database systems are part of the skill set you will be assumed to have as a CS and IT graduate.
Almost everything we see on a computer uses a DBMS.
Provides a way for relating data instead of doing it only through object oriented programming
