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2.  DBM 380 Week 1 Individual Assignment DataBase Paper (New) DBM 380 Week 1 DQ 1 (New) DBM 380 Week 1 DQ 2 (New) DBM 380 Week 2 Team Assignment Service Request SR-ht-003 Change Request 2 (New) DBM 380 Week 2 Individual Assignment Database Environment Paper (New) DBM 380 Week 2 DQ 1 (New) DBM 380 Week 2 DQ 2 (New) DBM 380 Week 3 Team Assignment Service Request SR-ht- 003 Change Request 3 (New) DBM 380 Week 3 Individual Assignment ERD Creation Project (New) DBM 380 Week 3 DQ 1 (New)

3.  Reflect on the textbook readings. Using the search strings listed in the Electronic Reserve Readings for Week one search for additional information on database systems. What information would

4.  What limitations have you or someone you know encountered in the past in using nonrelational structures (such as in a Microsoft® Excel® or Word file) to store data? What were the advantages?

5.  Think of a situation where null value should be allowed and a situation where it should not be allowed. What are the consequences of inappropriate null settings?

6.  Why it is necessary to choose appropriate data types for each data column?

7.  Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper in which you complete the following: Choose a database environment from the following: An appropriate database environment within your workplace (must be approved by your instructor) An Art Museum that needs to track the artwork, artists, and locations where the art is displayed or stored within the museum Smith Consulting (Virtual Organization) – needs a database to track their consulting staff, each staff member’s skill sets, and what projects they are working on Analyze the database environment. Describe the problems and constraints. Describe the objectives of the database environment. Describe the scope and boundaries. List the data specifications (must include a minimum of three entities with attributes). Include 3 to 5 references. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Note. The database environment chosen will be used in the Weeks Three and Four Individual Assignments.

8.  Begin working on Service Request SR-ht-003, due in Week Five, by completing Change Request 2. Create documentation for this project that summarizes the process for using the entities and attributes for fleet truck maintenance. The Entities and Attributes for Fleet Truck Maintenance can be found in the Huffman Trucking Virtual Organization. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Submit a draft of your team’s documentation.

9.  A motor vehicle maintenance center wants to improve its services by using database management systems (DBMS) and data mining. What tables are needed in such a database and how can it help improve their services?

10.  How do you select the primary key from the candidate keys? How do foreign keys relate to candidate keys? Provide examples from either your workplace or class assignments.

11.  The following assignment is based on the database environment chosen and discussed in the Week Two Individual Assignment. Use a Microsoft® Visio® diagram to create a detailed ERD using the data specificationsnoted in the Week Two Individual Assignment. Make any necessary changes provided in your faculty’s feedback. Use a Microsoft® Access® database to create the preliminary database tables, columns with data types, primary keys, and relationships.

12.  Continue working on Service Request SR-ht-003, due in Week Five, by completing Change Request 3. Create documentation that explains the process of creating the entity-relationship diagrams in the change request relative to this project. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Submit a draft of your team’s documentation

13.  In your own words, describe the nature and purpose of the normalization process. Provide some examples from sources other than the readings.

14.  In what business database environments is denormalization appropriate and why? What would denormalization specifically involve?

15.  Continue working on Service Request SR-ht-003, due in Week Five, by completing Change Requests 4 and 5. Create documentation describing the principles and importance of normalization in relation to this project and the process by which this project was normalized. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Submit a draft of your team’s documentation to the Assignments link.

17.  Describe the advantages and disadvantages of DBMS- provided security. Compare it to network or application security.

18.  Locate a hosted, distributed database service. Explore its features and talk about your experiences. In what situations would an organization consider using it?

19.  Finalize the project work for SR-ht-003 and Change Requests 2–5. Compile all documentation from your Change request from Weeks Two through Five. Submit your team’s project work and documentation to your facilitator.

20.  Create a 3- to 5-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you explain how the principles of database management and your recommendations were applied to the project. Submit your team presentation to your facilitator.

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