Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285867168
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 18RQ
Program Plan Intro

Internet:

The connection of smaller networks around the world is called as internet.

  • Establish a communication among computers by using the internet that is belonging to the same protocols.
  • It is used to connect the computers, after that the user can share all kind of information.
  • There are three ways to connect home computers to the network such as phone modem, a digital subscriber line, and cable modem.

Database:

Database is the organized collection of related data elements. It is used to keep the record or track the things or items of interest.

  • It is often defined as the structure to hold the data.
  • It contains the elements like schemas, views, tables (which are linked through foreign keys), queries and many other elements.
  • Database and database management are interdependent.

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