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JD Gajjar Technology Guide
Its very good built guide for technology. It is about databases.
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Information Technology For Management 4
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EditionTurban, McLean, Wetherbe
Lecture Slides by A. Lekacos,Stony Brook University
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Data and Databases
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File Management
A computer system organizes data in a hierarchy that begins withbits, and proceeds to bytes, fields, records, files, and databases.
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File Management
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Abit
represents the smallest unit of data a computer canprocess (i.e., a 0 or a 1).
A group of eight bits, called abyte
,
represents a singlecharacter, which can be a letter, a number, or a symbol.
A logical grouping of characters into a word, a group of words, or a complete number is called afield.
A logical group of related fields, comprise arecord.
A logical group of related records is called afile.
A logical group of related files would constitute adatabase.
The amount of data the average business collects and stores is doublingThe amount of data the average business collects and stores is doublingeach year. Businesses collect data from multiple sources, includingeach year. Businesses collect data from multiple sources, includingcustomer-relationship management and enterprise resource planningcustomer-relationship management and enterprise resource planningapplications, online systems and suppliers & business partners.applications, online systems and suppliers & business partners.
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JD Gajjar Technology Guide
Its very good built guide for technology. It is about databases.
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