List three factors that should be considered when developing a database application and give reasons why each should be considered.

      

List three factors that should be considered when developing a database
application and give reasons why each should be considered.

  

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Kavungya
Factors
- Complexity of data/user needs/user friendliness
- Security and integrity
- Complexity of DBMS
- Volume of data/size
- Software compatibility with existing DBMS
- Cost of the data base

Reasons
- Complexity of data - Complex data requires complex DBMS.
- Security and integrity - Data which is intended to be secured in terms of
access, can be handled by complex DBMS which provides for such
requirements.
- Complexity of DBMS - Complex DBMS do require complex skills, hence more
training. It is therefore costly to run/use such system.
- Volume of data - Voluminous data require to be ran on stable application.
They also take up extra computer system resources.
- Software compatibility - enables pre-existing databases to be exported to the
new one.
Kavungya answered the question on May 7, 2019 at 13:49


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