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Chapter 5
Data, Databases, and
Database Management
CHAPTER OUTLINE
• e Database Concept
• Operational Databases
• Databases for Decision Making
• Database Management Systems
• Database Security
WHY THIS CHAPTER MATTERS
Computers do not make businesses successful. Intelligent use of information helps make
businesses successful. Computers are a tool in using information intelligently. Databases are
one of the two key technologies that make today’s intelligent uses of information practical.
To get the information we need when we need it, that information must be properly
organized. Proper organization makes it possible to retrieve information ecie ...