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To understand what drives database design, you must understand the difference between data and information. After going through the required readings, explain the difference between data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. In addition, explain why we use databases, and what makes them better than programs such as Excel.
Here are questions you can address. Choose one or several of the questions for your discussion:
- Why use databases? Isn't Excel enough?
- What makes databases special? What problems do databases try to address? Why is a relational database an excellent way to represent and store data?
- What happens if the database is poorly designed?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of the relational model?