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Databases

Paper Databases
1. Advantages
  1. Very good for small businesses to use
  2. No ITC skills requied
  3. Cheaper than a computer data base
  4. Very portable
  5. No viruses can cause the loss of data
  6. Easy to access data
  7. Safe when u get things like power cuts you wont loose data due to it
  8. Thy cannot be hacked or currupted
2. Disadvantages
  1. Easy to make mistakes
  2. Easy to make double bookings
  3. Have to reprint the entire thing if something gets changed
  4. Hard to recover the data if it gets lost
  5. It can get ripper / damaged easily
  6. Its a lot cheaper then a computer database
  7. Can be lost in fires or foods
  8. Limited by the amount of data can be kept
3. Files
4. Time tables
5. Books
6. Argos cataloge
7. Planners
8. Adress book
9. Yellow pages
Computer Database
1. Argos stock checker
2. Advantages
  1. Easier to update
  2. Easy to keep track of the data/information
  3. Accessed from a network
  4. Can hold a lot of data
  5. Fast to find a cirtain record
  6. Can be used to analiyse data eg: the most selling item
  7. Can be secured by using passwords
  8. Easy to back up in case of data loss
  9. Data is stored saftly
3. Disadvantages
  1. Have to buy the software to make the databases
  2. Have to buy the computer
  3. ITC skills requied
  4. Error could make u loose all your data
  5. Complex to use
  6. Powers cuts could make you loose all your data
4. Banks
5. Pay pal
6. Contacts on mobile phone
7. Google
8. Yahoo
9. Electoral regisers
10. Facebook
Both
1. Calenders
2. Take away menus
3. Phone number directories
  1. School registers
    1. Charts
      1. Tables
        Diarys
4. Hospitals

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	Created by Alesha Tedstill almost 9 years ago