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