Databases+and+Web+Apps+Assignments

Due 30/8/07
Find 3 businesses online which make use of databases (excluding Search engines) Write a brief (one or two sentences) summary of what the business is and what it uses a database to do.

8/8/07 Ethics of Database use. Due 14/8/07
Should Australia have a Citizen's ID Card?
 * List Pros and cons of an Australian ID Card.
 * Show examples of use and abuse from research into other countries ID Card systems.
 * Give a summary of your findings along with an opinion on an Australian ID Card.
 * Put your discussion on your page in this wiki.

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Formative Exercise:


 * Give a description of your understanding of the nature and uses of Databases by answering the following questions:
 * What is a database?
 * What are they used for?
 * Who uses them?
 * List 10 examples of situations where a database may be useful – give a reason for each.
 * What is important when you are designing a database?

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