The Versatility of Databases {4}

The article I read covers how databases do much more than store data;it provides researchers with an array of new methods for solving crimes, counter malware, and linking libraries all around the world. This is done by creating a Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), which was designed by the FBI in 1990. The primary purpose [...]

Database & Social Networking {4}

Summary: This article is talking about how crucial of database marketing and social network affect to business. Nowadays, technologies have been growth. Many businesses or companies want to build strong bond long term relationship with customers or clients. They want to serve customers and clients with more efficiency. By doing so, many businesses need to [...]

SQL Injection Exploit {2}

I read about a recent SQL Injection campaign that infected approximately 1 million web pages.  Apparently, they manipulate the existing SQL query for malicious purposes.  It appears that the majority of the infected web pages are from the Netherlands although there are some US domains as well.  Mary Landesmann from Cisco says that the 1 [...]

Using Databases to Extract Information {2}

  The article I read discussed how database systems are more efficient at information extracting than information extraction systems. Information extraction systems are used to remove the information relevant in a particular situation. This is efficient because only the information pertaining to a particular job can be extracted. However, information extraction systems are also inefficient. If from [...]

Using Biometric Databases to Help with Counter Terrorism {4}

Summary: The iraq war is over but the U.S. is keeping a database of about 3 million Iraqis using biometric technology and also has a database of afghan’s. The U.S. military has been using these biometric scanners throughout the war and used it to collect biometric data if they wanted to become iraqi police, work [...]

Using SQL in Database {5}

This article discusses how Structured Query Language (SQL) is used for databases. Within the database, there are tables where the information or data are being stored. With the use of SQL, it allows users to manipulate the tables, which in turn, could manipulate the data. SQL has been established by the American National Standards Institute [...]

IPv6: The Basics {3}

Summary: the reason we need IPv6 is because we have almost used all of our Ipv4 resources. believe it or not there are a finite number of IPv4 addresses and over the years through some less than efficient assigning of IP addresses we come to the present day close to exhausting the supply of nearly 4.3 [...]

Basic Tips for SQL {4}

The article is about the basics of writing code in SQL and gives tips on how to write code efficiently to enhance the performance of Database Management Systems. About 75% of performance can be the result of poor SQL statements within an applications code. To specifically avoid such errors the first thing a programmer should [...]