Some questions to get us thinking.


What is data?  Give several examples.
 

What is information? Give several examples.
 

What is a database?

Fill in the following statement: "There is no substitute for ___________________".

Define each of the following:

Integrity

Relevancy

Independence
 

What is THE goal of data base design?
 

You are going to design a house. Specify the following:


Now assume that the house (living space) is going to be built in Glendale AZ specify the following:


Now assume that the house (living space) is going to be built on the rolling planes of Salinas Kansas.


Now assume that the house (living space) is to be built on a step hillside in Gatlinburg Tennessee.


Now assume that the house (living space) is to be built on the ocean front in Daytona Florida.

Now assume that the house (living space) is to be built in New York City.


Now assume that the house (living space) is going to be built in Anchorage Alaska.