Database
Businesses use database programs to sort through data in order to organize information into relevant output. There are various database programs available for purchase and many more waiting to be developed. I will explore an Excel based database, make comparisons to the limitations of the Excel program compared to other database applications and discuss the use of Excel databases within my organization.
Microsoft Excel is a popular software program that dates back to 1985 when it was developed originally for Apple Macintosh computers. Two years later Excel was included with Microsoft Corporation's Windows operating system (http://www.dssresources.com//history/sshistory.html) and is widely used today for its spreadsheet capabilities. A couple of the features of spreadsheet programs such as Excel ate that it can sort information into rows and columns and perform mathematical calculations. Figure 1 (shown below) is an example of a simple Excel spreadsheet that was created......
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