Questions for Web Case
See the Web site for this book to read about the Whitman Price Consulting case for this chapter. Following are questions concerning this Web case.
Whitman Price Consulting: Database Systems and Business Intelligence
Discussion Questions
1. How will Whitman Price consultants and the company itself benefit from their ability to call up corporate information in an instant anywhere and at any time?
2. Why will the database itself not require a change to support the new advanced mobile communications and information system?
Critical Thinking Questions
1. The Web has acted as a convenient standard for accessing all types of information from various types of computing platforms. How will this benefit the systems developers of Whitman Price in developing forms and reports for the new mobile system?
2. What are the suggested limitations of using a BlackBerry device for accessing and interacting with corporate data?