CONTENTS

• Readings
• Deliverables

Readings

• From the Accounting Information Systems textbook:
  • Chapter 12
• On-Line Readings
  • None

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Deliverables

Please read through the above readings and be prepared to answer the following questions in class.

• Distinguish the traditional file approach from the database approach.  What are the primary differences in terms of how they store data?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of the following types of database models: hierarchical, network,  relational, and Object Oriented?
• What alternative file-access methods are available to implement a database at the physical level? What factors should you consider when choosing among these alternative methods?
• What is a DBMS and what are some of the key components of a DBMS?
• Discussion questions, pg 446-47: 17, 22, 25, and 32.

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