Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 7 October 97

Foil 6 Key points in database technology - II

From Untitled presentation ARL Database Tutorial -- February 98. by Gang Cheng, C.W. Ou, Geoffrey C. Fox
Strengths
  • Database server stores, manipulates and manages data in a powerful, high functionality information system
  • Supports design of data system with complex relationships
  • Supports complex, precise, customized access requests
  • Easy to automate most data update processes
  • Information retrieved is as current as the database
Weaknesses
  • Network access not universal or portable: employs proprietary network protocols & requires client license for each end user
  • Plain-text -- no direct support for multimedia
  • Isolated from links to information outside database system
  • Nonstandard browsers (most are line-based) or proprietary forms

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