Ok, so I started out working on this blog thinking how much I hate people who blog + how much I hate reading them + how much I hate writing them, but when it comes down to it, nothing makes me happier that seeing As on that online grade report @ the end of the semester. I figure a few extra minutes of my time 2 days a week won't kill me, so here it goes.
I typically have a difficult time paying attention in class because I feel as if most of this information is best left to the computer science geeks (which here is a term of endearment as my major of accounting isn't much more glamorous), but apparently it is a requirement for all business majors. Not that Dr. Tuggle isn't entertaining or knowledgeable, known around campus as some sort of god in the computer world.
Today was actually easier to grasp once I put it into some of my own real life experiences. My longest held job was @ the Canyon Lake Property Owner's Association. We had our very own personalized RDBMS (Relational Data Base Management System). In our member services department we had specialized screens in which to enter + search data, such as AMFM (Account Member File Maintenance), VRP (Vehicle Registration Processing), BRFM (Boat Registration File Maintenance) etc. AMFM served as the control file for all of these others. A mistake in this file, would lead to a mistake in all others. The entire association would use Tract-Lot to serve as the Key Field in order to access each member's files.
An archaic system at best, typically basic functions, only one file at a time, but it worked. As long as the information being entered by human beings was correct, the system was a no-fail.
1 comment:
Anna:
Nice start. What's the photo of (not the photo of you! the photo of the lake + building)?
Doug
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