Databases organize data into tables to store large quantities of information, retrieve information quickly and flexibly, and organize and reorganize information. They make it easy to distribute information in a variety of ways and are integrated into every business, though they also threaten individual privacy if not properly designed and regulated.

1. Chapter 7: Databases and Privacy

2. What is a Database?

3. DBs: - organize data into tables - organize computer data

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6. WHY ?

8. A DB MAKES IT EASY TO Store Large Quantities of Info 1

9. Databases make it easy to… Retrieve Info Quickly & Flexibly 2

10. Databases make it easy to… Organize and Reorganize Info 3

11. Databases make it easy to… Distribute Info in Variety of Ways 4

12. What databases do you use?

13. Databases are integrated into EVERY business.

18. Simple, effective databases must be DESIGNED.

19. “ You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” Scott McNealy founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems

23. What can you do to protect your privacy?

24. DB is a tool that cuts both ways. Forewarned is forearmed.