26. The Computer Services Function Centralized Data Processing Distributed Data Processing Most companies fall in between. All data processing is performed by one or more large computers housed at a central site that serves users throughout the organization. Primary areas: database administration data processing systems development systems maintenance Reorganizing the computer services function into small information processing units that are distributed to end users and placed under their control
35. An REA Data Model Example 34 Inventory Sales Sales person Cash Collections Cash Customer Cashier M 1 M M M M M M M M 1 1 1 1 R E A Line items Party to Pays for Increases Made to Received from Received by
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6 Solves the following problems of the flat file approach no data redundancy - except for primary keys, data is only stored once single update current values task-data independence - users have access to the full domain of data available to the firm A database is a set of computer files that minimizes data redundancy and is accessed by one or more application programs for data processing. The database approach to data storage applies whenever a database is established to serve two or more applications, organizational units, or types of users. A database management system (DBMS) is a computer program that enables users to create, modify, and utilize database information efficiently.