BIS 245 Week 1 DQ 1

BIS 245 Week 1 DQ 1

1. Why are databases important to business?  How do databases generate sales and-or profits?  What databases do you interact with, and how do they benefit you?
2. What is meant byrequirements gathering, and why is it important to clearly define the data requirements of a database before creating it?
3. Read the General Business Example on page 7 of the Frost section of the text.  This page describes how to categorize data requirements from a form used by a company called Reading Fool.  Turn to page 12 of the text, and pick one of the practice exercises: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.  Present your solution here.  List the category first, and then put all of the data items in parentheses after the category.