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Chapter 7: Databases
and Privacy
What is a Database?
DBs:- organize data into tables- organize computer data
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WHY ?
A DB MAKES IT EASY TO
Store Large Quantities of Info
Databases make it easy to…
Retrieve Info Quickly & Flexibly
Databases make it easy to…
Organize and Reorganize Info
Databases make it easy to…
Distribute Info in Variety of Ways
What databases do you use?
Databases are integratedinto EVERY business.
Simple, effective databases must be
DESIGNED.
“You have zero privacy anyway.
Get over it.”
Scott McNealyfounder and CEO of Sun Microsystems
What can you do to protect your privacy?
DB is a tool that cuts both ways.
Forewarned is forearmed.
