Question

Explain why a database and a database management system are fundamental to business operations.

Short Essay Question

Answer 1

First thing to know that what is business operation?
In any operating business, there is a large amount of data which can change the face and value of the business. The business may be anything like cycle shop, health related, or large MNCs. They all have customers and if they want more customers they need to analyze the data. Now to keep this large amount of data you need a database and a database management system. All the data is not useful in database but to extract some useful data you need database management system for example there is a social plateform Facebook. Most of their users are mobile users, so they should give special attention on mobile users, but the question is how they knew they have mostly mobile users. Yes, you are right. It is due to use of database management system. In the same way a cycle shop can analyze hsi data that which cycle has more demand among customers and which one is going to be out of stock. These can make you take a strong decision for your business. As you can easily manage, store, analyze and update the information in database management system makes it fundamental to business operation.