Database Concepts (8th Edition)
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Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer, Scott L. Vandenberg, Robert C. Yoder
Publisher: PEARSON
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Historic development of internet:
Internet is nothing, but the global
- It is used to connect all the LANs (Local Area Network) in which PCs (Personal Computer) were networked using Ethernet networking technology.
- Internet was widely used when World Wide Web (WWW) became easily accessible in 1993 for which a computer software application called Web browser was used to browse websites.
- In the initial stage of development of internet, ARPANET used NCP (Network control protocol) for the transmission of data.
- In 1983, ARPANET changed its networking protocols from NCP to more powerful and flexible transport layer protocol named TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol).
- Today ARPANET can be called as the predecessor to modern internet.
Historic development of smartphone:
- Alexander Graham Bell first invented telephone in 1878 which evolved as cell phone in 1980s by Motorola which were very expensive and not that user friendly and became the reason for developing the Smartphone’s.
- The intention behind mobile phone or cell phone development was for commercial use in 1970s which went through lot of infrastructural development and evolved into Smartphone.
- First time the Smartphone was brought into market in 1993 by IBM and BellSouth.
- In 2007 Apple introduced iPhone. Then, Smartphone emerged as android-based Smartphone in 2008 after Google created android
operating system . - Now-a-days, Smartphone deals with many things as GPS capability, document editing, internet access, and many more.
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Database Concepts (8th Edition)
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.1RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.2RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.3RQCh. 1 - Why is the study of database technology important?Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.5RQCh. 1 - Describe the purpose of a database.Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.7RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.8RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.9RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.10RQ
Ch. 1 - Break the list in Figure 1-34 into two tables,...Ch. 1 - Show how the tables you created for question 1.11...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.13RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.14RQCh. 1 - Break the list in Figure 1-35 into tables, each...Ch. 1 - Describe in your own words and illustrate with...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.18RQCh. 1 - Define the term database.Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.20RQCh. 1 - List the components of a database.Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.22RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.23RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.24RQCh. 1 - What is the purpose of a DBMS?Ch. 1 - List the specific functions of a DBMS.Ch. 1 - Define the term referential integrity constraint....Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.28RQCh. 1 - List the functions of a database application.Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.30RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.31RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.32RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.33RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.34RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.35RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.36RQCh. 1 - Prob. 1.37ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.38ECh. 1 - Prob. 1.39E
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