Re: need some advice

From: Jerry Gitomer <jgitomer_at_hbsrx.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:47:41 -0400
Message-ID: <7qm3p8$mg8$1@autumn.news.rcn.net>

Hi Rana,

I am surprised that the information you are seeking isn't covered in the first chapter of your text.

Databases are used to store and make available for retrieval the information belonging to an organization.

A database may contain all of the electronic information belonging to the organization.

Since you are a student I will use a university as an example. The university database may contain accounting information, student registration information, academic records, dormitory assignment data, equipment maintenance data, computer software license data, and so on.

Modern databases can store any kind of data that can be captured in electronic form.

Regards
Jerry Gitomer

Rana S Alexander wrote in message
<7qk60p$j5m$1_at_newssvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>...
>I am taking a database programming class for the first time and
we have to
>create a "real world" database throughout the class. What are
databases
>used for and what specific kinds of info do the hold?
>Please enlighten me...
>
>
Received on Thu Sep 02 1999 - 09:47:41 CDT