Databases

Databases

1. 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

2. 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

3. Both

   • Calenders
   • Take away menus
   • Phone number directories
     • School registers
       • Charts
         • Tables
           • Diarys
   • Hospitals