Chapter 8

Data and Data Management

Chapter 8 is dedicated to data and data management. In addition to basic computer literacy concepts of file and database organizations, the chapter presents emerging concepts such as object-oriented and multimedia databases, as well as intelligent databases. Important issues in administering databases are also discussed.

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Update

Bringing Data to the Web

As more and more organizations move to intranet technologies (see Chapter 14 - update) that are based on browser/server computing architectures, there is suddenly a large demand for web-based database access. In Let Your Browser Do The Walking, Bronwyn Fryer of Information Week explains how a GTE unit uses such access for a multimedia Web-based directory. On a more cautionary note, CIO’s Heath Row discusses some of the uncertainties that such connections currently pose for organizations wanting to provide Web access to a data warehouse in Just Browsing, Thanks.

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Exercises

  1. Database marketing is one of the most important issues in organizations. Surf the Internet to find material about the problems and the solutions offered by IT. Prepare a report with real world examples. Also, find a newsgroup interested in the topic and report on some of the topics of discussion.
  2. Review the topic of data warehouse (e.g., check the Web site of SAS, Inc., Orcle, or Software A&G). Find out how data warehouse is related to the use of the Internet for electronic commerce.
  3. Surf the Internet to find information on intelligent agents and their role in database access, data summarization, etc.
    1. Identify some vendors.
    2. Download a demo.
    3. Visit the Web site of Anderson Consulting (www.ac.com), and BargainFinder (www.bargainfinder.com). Try to access databases for CDs. Report your experience.
  4. Surf the Internet to find information about object-oriented database implementation. For what kind of companies are such databases most suitable? Contact a newsgroup and a vendor. Report your findings.
  5. Surf the Internet in search of information on the use of natural language processing as a front end to DBMS.

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IT@Work

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