MIS 610

MIS 610 Topic 8 DQ 1 You have employed several commonly used database automation tools in your work throughout the course. Discuss which of these tools has proven to be the most useful overall. Provide your reflective analysis with support from your work, an industry example, or the Topic Materials.

MIS 610 Topic 7 DQ 2 Google and Amazon have done some amazing work regarding their database management systems. However, one of the constants is a lack of standardization. How do new DBMS products entering the market, such as graph databases, help or hinder companies trying to modernize? Justify your ideas with support from the literature or relevant industry examples.

MIS 610 Topic 7 DQ 1 Referring to the topic reading “Whatever Happened to Object-Oriented Databases?”, do you agree with the position that an object-oriented database is a niche market? Provide your assessment of the author’s stance, supporting your rationale with findings from the literature or relevant examples from the field

MIS 610 Topic 6 DQ 2 Some consider SQL to be an ORDBMS due to several recently implemented features it provides, but most consider it an RDBMS. Oracle once touted itself as an ORDBMS in Release 8, but later retracted that statement in Release 8.1 (while retaining key desirable organizational features). What programs are actually considered “object based”? Select a specific program and explain both its functionality and advantages to a business. Justify your ideas with support from the Topic ...

MIS 610 Topic 6 DQ 1 Of the two object-capable data programming methods, what attributes of object relational design make it the more preferred method? Justify your ideas with support from the Topic Materials or relevant industry examples.

MIS 610 Topic 5 DQ 2 Describe four key features of an object database management group (ODMG) and what makes this technology so appealing for so many different types of users. From those you previously identified, select the key feature you believe to be the most essential and versatile, and provide your predictions of how this specific feature will be or could be improved to make it even more useful in the future. Justify your ideas with support from the Topic Materials or relevant industry exa...

MIS 610 Topic 4 DQ 2 Determinism of a function is one of several properties of user-defined functions that determine the ability of SQL to index results. When and for what purposes would you choose to use deterministic versus nondeterministic functions to arrive at your desired results? Justify your ideas with support from the Topic Materials or relevant industry examples.

MIS 610 Topic 4 DQ 1 Using your experiences thus far regarding NULL values and aggregation, discuss when it is a good idea to assume there might be NULL data in your records. Explain why extra coding may be worthwhile. Discuss whether one should only do the extra work involved in this process when there is an issue. Justify your ideas with support from the Topic Materials or relevant industry examples.

MIS 610 Topic 3 DQ 2 Explain why data integrity is critical to performing unions or subqueries. Identify downstream effects that may result from inferior or substandard data. Describe measures one can take to ensure data integrity before beginning analysis in order to avoid poor results. Justify your ideas with support from the Topic Materials or relevant industry examples.

MIS 610 Topic 3 DQ 1 Explain how a UNION function operates and how the resulting data is intended to be used. Discuss the weaknesses that exist, and strategies for making the process stronger to deliver a better end result. Justify your ideas with support from the Topic Materials or relevant industry examples.