Bis 320 Week 3 Research Paper

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Determining Databases and Data Communications Robert Streit BIS/320 July 30, 2012 Matthew Little Determining Databases and Data Communications As the marketing assistant for a consumer electronics company needing to track of various items related to setting up for a trade show as well as returning after the show I would want to be able to keep track of items based on certain criteria. For the booth equipment I would keep that data in a category and I would want to list each item that I will be using for the booth. I will also need to record the condition of the items prior to them being shipped. I would want this to enable me to maintain a record of there condition prior to shipping and once it arrives. The equipment that is going…show more content…
I think using a database system over Excel will make it easier to organize multiple items with different needs of tracking. Between having to know what is going, its condition when it is being shipped. According to Dishman (1998) a database is just an organization of information. People have been known to use spreadsheets over databases because they find using spreadsheets easy and familiar. But just because they are familiar does not make them the right choice, spreadsheets are great for computations, crunching numbers, not the organizing of…show more content…
The LAN would be set up for the office to allow the personnel in the office to access databases, servers, and printers. Then for an internet connection, which is required, it is important to know how fast of an Internet connection is available to be certain to maintain a high speed connection. I feel that using a wireless network is beneficial in that it is easier to install. If a wired network was used it would be necessary to hard wire the office for all computers, printers, and servers. With a wireless it is cheaper to set up and if more people are adding them to the network is simpler as

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