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Week 1: Databases and Gathering Requirements Press the comma key or shift + question mark to see a list of keyboard shortcuts Manage Discussion This is a graded discussion: 10 points possible due Jan 7 WEEK 1: DATABASES AND GATHERING REQUIREMENTS 8686 unread replies.8989 replies.  Why are databases important to business? How do databases generate sales and/or profits? What databases do you interact with, and how do they benefit you?  What is meant by requirements gathering, and why is it important to clearly define the data requirements of a database before creating it?  Read the General Business Example on page 7 of the Frost section of the text. This page describes how to categorize data requirements from a form used by a company called Reading Fool. Turn to page 12 of the text, and pick one of the practice exercises: 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Present your solution here. List the category first, and then put all of the data items in parentheses after the category. This topic was locked Jan 7 at 11:59pm. Search entries or author Filter replies by unread Unread Collapse repliesExpand replies Subscribed  Collapse SubdiscussionChantell Sanders Chantell Sanders Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2017 at 11am Manage Discussion Entry Databases are important to business because it's the core of the business applications and it's the center of the business software. Databases is where they store their data for organization, records, and transactions purposes. It's how businesses keep track of how their business is doing and it's what helps the business run effectively. Databases help generate sales/profits by displaying data to support what transaction are going when, where, and how. They also display where sales/profits are decreasing or increasing so that businesses can plan how they want to make more profit and grow the business going forward. Today I mostly interact with Microsoft and Excel. They both help me organize and manage the data for the business that I work for. They help me write, communicate, and evaluate certain information effectively, efficiently, and in a timely manner. Poatsy, M. A., Krebs, C. (07/2013). Database Essentials for Business, 1st Edition. [Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from o Collapse SubdiscussionAmanda Mundel Amanda Mundel Jan 3, 2018Jan 3 at 6:45pm Manage Discussion Entry Hi Chantell, I agree with you that databases are important to all businesses, whether it is to keep information organized, or tracking sales/profits. I also use Excel daily in my job. Almost every single part of my job I use Excel. With using Excel I am becoming more proficient, as well as use some of the knowledge I have learned from a previous Database Essentials class that I have taken.  Maria Dominguez Maria Dominguez Jan 3, 2018Jan 3 at 7:20pm Manage Discussion Entry