DATABASE: OUR DAILY LIFE SYSTEM

Good Day Everyone! My name is Jan Russel S. Manlupig, and in this blog, I will discuss the essence of the existence of the database and how it affects individuals and groups. Additionally, I will give two examples of database systems that describe these components; Hardware, Software, People, Procedure, and Data: Let's Begin!

When you have some data, you want to store this data somewhere. This data could be anything. It could be about customers, products, employees, orders in which the format could be text, numeric or document files. In that sense, data is one of the most vital systems of each individual or group in their daily business, profit, patient history, customers, and other management terminologies leading to a database system. So, let me ask you, "Is the world creating a chaotic situation without a database?"

The database is an organized collection of very accessible and manageable data at all times. Some examples of databases you may encounter in your daily life are:

1. A karaoke song book;

2. Motor vehicle registration records; and

3. Manual files or computerized files

But in more profound thought, many databases have been used for specific purposes. These are the two examples of database systems and how these databases describe those given components. 

       1.E-COMMERCE: ONLINE SHOPPING

We all know about Shopee, right? It is one of the world's e-commerce platforms that summed up to eight million users, specifically in Southeast Asia. When we go online buying, Shopee is the accurate platform, and you find the product that you want to buy.. 

a. Hardware

- Hardware involves cubicle pc workstations in each worker, including specific output and input devices (keyboard and cameras) and networking devices (server and switch).

b. Software 

-  They used primarily called MyStock. It is a web-based inventory management system used for controlling the inflow and outflow of goods on multiple channels and to complete orders from Shopee stores. When you buy something, the app notifies. 

- The also used SQL eCommerce. All sales transactions and payment are ready to be integrated into SQL Account. No adjustment or alterations on the eCommerce data. Data will be immediately imported into sales invoices and customer payments which directly to Shopee platform itself.

c. People

-  Online platforms control mostly are headquarters or system administrator. Customer service agents controls for customers  express their concern about a certain chaotic situations. And some employees working on an online platform. The customers used the online platform are end users.

d. Procedure

- Procedures and functions are sets created by headquarters statements grouped to solve a specific problem or perform a set of related tasks. This includes shipping couriers, seller's responsibiltiy, and customer's satisfaction.

e. Data

- It stores data files (personal information, name of the product, quantities, etc.), online redo log files, and other types of e-commerce files. Employees, specifically customer service, mostly do this storing data job, and they process it and send the information to the main headquarters. 

     2. ONLINE RESEARCH

We mainly need the Internet to search for something about a topic, assignment, project, etc. One of the most helpful library platforms is ScienceDirect. ScienceDirect is a discipline-specific database offering journal articles and chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and 11,000 books. Older materials (backfiles) are available as archives for an additional charge.

a. Hardware

- ScienceDirect provides cubicle workstations for librarians to work on when users search for documentation. It includes PC, scanners, output and input devices, and networking devices. 

b. Software

- ScienceDirect thrust  PubMed's Single Citation Matcher, a federated search mechanism.  It is a single search portal to search and retrieve results from several electronic resources at once.  It allows searching by author, title, volume, issue, and page with the help of BibTex formats.

c. People

-  People involved in the database are library aides, library managers, service administrators, and online librarians. Since they searched for topics about health, life, and social sciences, physical sciences, and engineering terminologies, researchers considered. 

d. Procedure

- Library administrators manage shipping delivery's privacy policy, which is needed for employees to satisfy customers or researchers. This helps the database system boost more and spread its reliability.

e. Data

- Personal Information, Most Recent views, Most best selling books, and Customer Service Reports.

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These two examples of database systems boost customers and and made an excellent job for their success. In some cases, these systems have their downside. Here is a video that discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each database system.

Pros and Cons of Online Shopping and Online Research

REFERENCES:

[1]    Kevin Havliceck. 2015. Database systems. (October 2015). Retrieved February 22, 2022 from   https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/database-systems

[2]   Mary Pat Harnegie. 2013. Sciverse Science Direct. (April 2013). Retrieved February 22, 2022 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3634388/

[3] CFI. 2021. Database. (July 2021). Retrieved February 22, 2022 from https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/data-analysis/database/