...Databases are powerful tools that can provide businesses with an edge over the competition. Databases can help keep track of, inventory, billing, payroll, phone numbers, and much more. Databases are essential for almost every company in today's business world. The company that I used to work for custom built their database in-house to suit their business needs. The company uses Oracle, SQL, and Microsoft Access. The company asked me to develop a helpdesk database using SQL and Microsoft Access. The server-based database that the company uses is the Structured Query Language (SQL) Server to run security. One of the draw backs of the server is that it has many security problems that constantly need to be patched. These patches are important to keep integrity of the data and security and should be scheduled to be applied on regular bases. Microsoft Access is a relational database management system which, allows users to create, edit, and maintain sophisticated databases. When developing the helpdesk database I found the wizard to be easy to use and helpful when creating the tables, data entry screens, display screens, and generating reports. The visual capabilities are user friendly and the user does not need to have programming experience. The wizard is an excellent internal tool to help the user with creating data entry forms and display screens. Microsoft Access also has its security problems. Microsoft Access is restricted to how much data can be stored before needing to...
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...Database Analysis Paper Daltrin L Wardell University of Phoenix CIS 319 8/30/2010 ABSTRACT Good Sportsman Marketing utilizes several software programs and a database system which is named Navision to operate its daily business. In the following paper I will outline and describe some of the Navision’s strengths as well as some of its weaknesses. Navision is the database management system that Good Sportsman Marketing’s IT personnel chose because of its ability to grow along with the company. There are several options on the market when it comes to deciding on a DBMS, the key is to make sure that the system you choose meets the business needs. The Navision Database system is the first line of contact for most of the customers that engage in business with Good Sportsman Marketing. The Navision database has a field in which all a customer’s basic contact information is entered. A customer service representative can begin a call by asking a customer that has called in to provide a phone number, their name, or their zip code so that the representative can check the database and see if that particular customer has called in before. The system will detail exactly what transactions may have occurred with that particular customer and can also help a representative lead into a sale of accessories or components. This feature is one of Navision’s strengths. This feature will assist the representative in making sure that the customer’s current information is accurate. A lot...
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...Database Analysis Paper Angel Vega CIS/205 7/14/2011 Prof. Allen Database Analysis Paper The Countertop Guys is an organization located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that provides service to The Home Depot and Lowes stores as a countertop and cabinet manufacturer. This small business currently covers all South Florida and part of the Treasure Coast. The Countertop Guys uses a SQL Database to keep up with the manufacturing, customer service and work order processing. The database application used is Filemaker Pro and this application enables the users to keep track of work orders status, material daily production reports among others. Microsoft SQL Server also allows user-defined composite types (UDTs) to be defined and used. It also makes server statistics available as virtual tables and views (called Dynamic Management Views or DMVs). In addition to tables, a database can also contain other objects including views, stored procedures, indexes and constraints, along with a transaction log. A SQL Server database can contain a maximum of 231 objects, and can span multiple OS-level files with a maximum file size of 220 TB. The data in the database are stored in primary data files with an extension .mdf. Secondary data files, identified with an .ndf extension, are used to store optional metadata. Log files are identified with the .ldf extension. Storage space allocated to a database is divided into sequentially numbered pages, each 8 KB in size. A page is the basic...
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...MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Library Database Environment DATE: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Analysis of the Database environment This environment in which this database is based on is a library.it seeks to look into a library setting and all attributes associated with a library. Basically a library contains documentation for reference, research and learning purposes with a variety of fields to look into. Some may also have archived materials that are still being used. Current libraries have a section where you can access materials like newspapers to catch up with news updates. This database will use a MYSQL environment to manage the data related to the library and Delphi in designing the interface Problems and constraints The existing library has a category of sections from which reference materials for research and learning can be obtained. Unfortunately no systematic sorting has been done to categorize books in each section. This makes it some worth difficult and time consuming to find a specific book of interest within the sections Objectives of the database environment The objectives of the database environment are enlisted below * Provide an all-in-one system for accessing reference materials * Develop a system that will store user details and item details * Create an easy to understand and friendly environment * Develop a system that can replace the manual library management system * Provide borrow and return records * Provide user access levels(i.e...
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...Database management system (DBMS) from my understanding is a collection of data or programs that enable users like the programmers to create, maintain and manipulate data for the various application (such as the SQL application). Database technology plays an enormous role in the operation and clinical-decision support within my organization UMMC. It is through the use of a database that majority of patients’ medical information are managed and stored electronically for easy retrieval by the healthcare providers during the time of treatment and care provision. For example, my organization utilizes the Computerized Prescriber Medications Order Entry System or CPMOE to enhance Physician’s ability to enter prescription medications in the system for easy review, storage and retrieval of the prescriptions by the pharmacy department. One of the disadvantages of the DBMS for my...
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...USE OF DATA ANALYSIS IN MODELING Use of Data Analysis in Modeling Michael Matthews CIS 331: System Modeling Theory Strayer University Mark O’Connell, PHD March 5, 2013 The term “model” refers to a process of creating a representation of reality and working with this simplified representation in order to understand or control some part of the world (Barker, Powell 2004 pg. 11). A model can be used in varies ways such as business plains, forming a database, or building a structure. It can also be formed mentally, visually, and mathematically especially by data analysis. Data analysis is the process of raw data measured in order to determine the means based on that data. Although, data is relevant in producing a model, it is only used to provide general perspective of information, not to form a solution. By determining this objective, I will demonstrate the use of data analysis to form a model and the advantages and disadvantages that come with it. The techniques of a model are used constantly to understand the world and to predict the outcomes and actions. For example, a mental model come into play when one manager has to decide is hiring an older worker beneficial to the company. Another manager suggests that hiring older workers is a good idea because they bring valuable experience to the job. This mental model is the basis of decision making, one action forming an outcome (Barker, Powell 2004). The decision that is made, the advantage and disadvantage of hiring...
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...An Analysis of XML Database Solutions for the Management Of MPEG-7 Media Descriptions MOHSIN ARSALAN SZABIST KARACHI, PAKISTAN Abstract: MPEG-7 based applications will be set up in the near future due to its promising standard for the description of multimedia contents. Therefore management of large amount of mpeg-7 complaint media description is what is needed. Mpeg documents are XML documents with media description schemes defined in xml schema. In this paper are mentioned some of the solutions that help make a management system for mpeg-7. Furthermore these solutions are compared and analyzed. The result shows how limited today’s databases are, when comes the case of mpeg-7. Keywords: MPEG-7, XML, SCHEMA 1. INTRODUCTION The paper is organized in the following manner that sec1 is the introduction to what mpeg-7 is. Then the solutions for its management are mentioned. Then the solutions are analyzed and finally in the end the conclusion is mentioned. 1.1. MPEG-7: Mpeg (moving picture expert group) is the creator of the well known mpeg1 and mpeg2 and mpeg4. Mpeg-7 is an ISO standard which is developed by mpeg group. The mpeg-7 standard formally named “multimedia content description interface” provides a rich of standardized tools which describes a multimedia content. Humans as well as automatic systems process audiovisual information which is within the mpeg7 scope. Audiovisual description tools (the metadata elements and their structure and relationships...
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...|Title |IT205 Smart Scenario - Clarifying Business Strategy Through Database Analysis | |Event Coordinator | |What are the current problems that the Event Coordinator is having? (multiple choice, multi-select) | | | |☐ System is disconnected from other departments. | |☑ Too much manual intervention in the business process. | |☐ Required information is not always available. | |☐ Information retention is inefficient or non-existent. | |☐ Poor use of available information technology resources. | |☑ Insufficient use of database technology or tools. | |☐ Poor communication. ...
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...inefficient or non-existent. ☑ Poor use of available information technology resources. ☑ Insufficient use of database technology or tools. ☐ Poor communication. How could a proper database system and subsequent tools serve to improve the issues this department is having? (short answer) Have no database to keep track of clients. Only way of customer feedback is through cards and they do not reply. Database could do all that for them. They schedule staff by previous seasons. Database could give accurate occupancy. Database could advertise and rent rooms. Front Desk What are the current problems that the Front Desk is having? (multiple choice, multi-select) ☑ System is disconnected from other departments. ☑ Too much manual intervention in the business process. ☑ Required information is not always available. ☑ Information retention is inefficient or non-existent. ☑ Poor use of available information technology resources. ☑ Insufficient use of database technology or tools. ☐ Poor communication. How could a proper database system and subsequent tools serve to improve the issues this department is having? (short answer) Recepts should be logged into computer at once for all departments to view. Reports are printed montyhly and passed around. Information should be in database to be viewed all the time. Information should be monitored by a database for accurancy. Accounting What are the current problems that Accounting is having? (multiple choice, multi-select) ...
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...whom this project would have been a distant reality. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to our family and well wishers. I would like to take this occasion to specially thank University of Northern Virginia to provide us with excellent faculty and also in supporting us getting quality education remotely. Contents SL No Title Page no 1 Abstract 5 2 Introduction to Databases 6 3 OLTP and OLAP Systems 7 4 Difference between OLTP and OLAP 9 5 Data Modeling 13 6 Workflows in Enterprise level Data warehousing 18 7 Business Intelligence tools used in Data flow and Data Warehousing 21 8 Analysis in Data warehousing 24 9 Conclusion 28 10 Foot Note 30 11 References 31 ABSTRACT These days majority of the applications, may it be web applications or windows applications or mobile applications, are completely database dependent. Most of the application developments are becoming database driven environments, hence rendering databases as one of the most key elements in a software environment. This dependency on databases can attributed to the increasing number of data requirements from the...
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...Database Design DBM502 – Database Management March 24th, 2014 University of Phoenix Professor: Sam Haidar EzStream This paper will provide an overview of the database to be utilized for the startup company EzStream Inc. The core business of EzStream is to provide a complete solution to stream media content via online or WIFI. Customers will have the choice to rent, buy, or pay a monthly subscription to watch media content. Several components will break down the development of the database and provide details to the database infrastructure. Conceptual Design The conceptual design of EzStream’s DB will consist of Movies, Suppliers, and Customers. Customers will either rent or purchase movies, and have the option of paying a monthly subscription rate to watch movies via digital streaming. Data Analysis and Requirements * Tasks during Research and Analysis: * Identify essential "real world" information (e.g. interviews) * Remove redundant, unimportant details * Clarify unclear natural language statements * Fill remaining gaps in discussions * Distinguish data and operations Requirement Analysis First step: filter essential information vs unimportant details * Essentials * There are customers, suppliers, and media content * Identify age of audience for rentals * Customers have a customer identification number * Four weeks maximal rental time. * Unimportant details * "...Rentals since a few...
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...Huffman Trucking Driver’s Log Database Jules Mohr University of Phoenix BSA/310 Business Systems Facilitator: Heather Farnsworth January 22, 2010 Huffman Trucking Driver’s Log Database In this document I will describe the information database that Huffman Trucking uses for their Driver’s Log. The uses and significance of this database are varied including a list of drivers and their records of contact information as well as trip statistics and any moving violations. The Driver’s Log Database is necessary to Huffman Trucking business operations because it allows comparative analysis of driver's violations and trips. The Driver’s Log Database was written for Huffman Trucking by Smith System’s Consulting. This log contains the information for the entire contingent of driver’s employed by the company. The information is input by administrative personnel from interviews with and paper logs kept by the drivers. This database is divided into three disparate sections. The driver’s information section has contact, license, emergency contact, physical, and drug test information on each driver. The Driving Log holds the statistics from each trip. This includes driver information, co-driver information, driving times, sleeping berth times, on duty stop times, off duty time, trailer information, and odometer information. The violations log has the driver’s information as well as the date, state, description, status, and disposition of the violation along with...
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...A Survey of SQL Injection Defense Mechanisms Kasra Amirtahmasebi, Seyed Reza Jalalinia and Saghar Khadem Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden akasra, seyedj, saghar{@student.chalmers.se} Abstract SQL Injection Attack (SQLIA) is a prevalent method which makes it possible for the attackers to gain direct access to the database and culminates in extracting sensitive information from the firm’s database. In this survey, we have presented and analyzed six different SQL Injection prevention techniques which can be used for securing the data storage over the Internet. The survey starts by presenting Variable Normalization and will continue with AMNESIA, Prepared statements, SQL DOM, SQLrand and SQLIA prevention in stored procedures respectively. that determining whether a SQL statement is allowable or not is done by checking the existence of normalized statement in the ready-sorted allowable list. 2.1. Background Many web pages ask users to input some data and make a SQL queries to the database based on the information received from the user i.e. username and passwords. By sending crafted input a malicious user can change the SQL statement structure and execute arbitrary SQL commands on the vulnerable system. Consider the following username and password example, in order to login to the web site, the user inputs his username and password, by clicking on the submit button the following SQL query is generated: SELECT * FROM user_table WHERE user_id = ‘john’ and password...
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...Chapter 6 FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Management Information Systems CHAPTER 6: FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Learning Objectives • Describe how the problems of managing data resources in a traditional file environment are solved by a database management system • Describe the capabilities and value of a database management system • Apply important database design principles • Evaluate tools and technologies for accessing information from databases to improve business performance and decision making • Assess the role of information policy, data administration, and data quality assurance in the management of a firm’s data resources 2 © Pearson Education 2012 Management Information Systems CHAPTER 6: FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment • File organization concepts – – – – Database: Group of related files File: Group of records of same type Record: Group of related fields Field: Group of characters as word(s) or number • Describes an entity (person, place, thing on which we store information) • Attribute: Each characteristic, or quality, describing entity – E.g., Attributes Date or Grade belong to entity COURSE 3 © Pearson Education 2012 Management Information Systems CHAPTER 6: FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: DATABASES AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Organizing Data in...
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...Building an Access Control System Strayer University CIS 210 Systems Analysis and Development 4/28/13 Scope The scope of this project is to install an access control system (ACS) into a college dormitory. This ACS will automatically unlock the dormitory doors via an electronic proximity reader and integrate with an existing security camera system. The cameras are designed to face and rotate to record a person as they use their identification card to unlock the door. To complete this project we will start with the analysis and design stage. The creation of various design documents will be performed during this stage. The next stage will be the development stage. During this stage we will either create a new database or use the school’s existing database. The 3rd stage will be the integration stage. During this stage, the physical installation of the system will occur. The 4th stage will be the testing stage. The final stage will be the maintenance phase. The maintenance phase is on-going. Major Tasks 1. Analysis and Design a) Design Documentation i. With this task, documentation is written up to describe the work that needs to be completed. This documentation is reviewed by all stake holders to ensure that the requirements are have been accurately conveyed and understood. b) Design Models i. With this task, flow charts and/or use case are created to describe the functionality. These...
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