Recall that databases are a quick and easy way to retrieve small pieces of information, contained within a large mass of records or data. While you may not realize it, you probably use a database on a daily basis, and databases have grown to be a very important part of our everyday lives.

For example, when you rent a movie from the local video store, they most likely use a database to retrieve your information. When you hand them your card to check out a movie, the database pulls up your information, and assigns the movie to your name in the database. The database makes this process simple, quick, and accurate.

In a 1-page paper, explain one way that you use a database; this can be something as simple as renting a video like the example above. Describe how you use the database, and how you think the database makes that process easier. In addition, if you could redesign the database you described, how would you do it and what changes would you make?

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A database is a data collection where reports, queries, views, tables and schemas are presented. The organization of the data is done in a model that supports the different processes that are dependent on information for example in an organization that is in the hospitality industry, the checking of the rooms that are available is dependent on the information in the database. In a vendor system of inventory, it is easy to store information and the information required in such a case is the management of the information that relates to the vendor and the type of products that they supply to the client (Roza, 2011). For such information to be managed, a structure is created that shows the type of data that is required …

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