Database systems and Information systems
An information system performs three sets of services:
It provides for data collection, storage, and retrieval.
It facilitates the transformation of data into
information.
It provides the tools and conditions to manage both data and
information.
Basically, a database is a fact (data) repository that serves an
information system. If the database is designed poorly, one can
hardly expect that the data/information transformation will be
successful, nor is it reasonable to expect efficient and capable...