SYSTEM MEDIA TABLE: COMPARISON

System Media Table: Comparison

System Media Table

System

Purpose

Example

Uses

Word processor

The main purpose of word processor is to create a document, display it on a screen, store it electronically on a disk, help modify the document and after making changes it can be printed.

Various examples of word processor are Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, and HTML.

Word processors are used for creating, sharing and reading and saving text. They are also used for communication and collaboration. The type of format used in the word processor should readable if sent to anyone (Rader, 2009).

Hierarchal Database

The hierarchical data model is used to organize the data in a tree structure. This helps in the efficient use of data.

WDVL, MySQL.

This database is used to store information. Employee records can be stored in a table which contains columns as employee name, depart number, designation.

Flat Database

This database represents simple data representation (Holsapple, 1996).

Unix-like, XML

Flat files are used by in database management systems. These are than organized into flat file databases.

Object-Oriented Database

The purpose of this database to decide and investigate products further, and understand how they might work.

Examples include ITASCA, Ontos, Versant, Object Store, Objectivity, O2, Gemstone

These databases are used in object oriented programming. They are used in media as for programming language.

Stand Alone information system

The stand-alone system has access to operating system software, virtual memory space, executables and user-created files (Gill, 2007)...

Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper Beta, Software system.

This system function independently as it is not connected to any device. It has its own hardware and it.

Hospital Information System

The purpose of this information system is to manage the financial, clinical and administrative aspects of a hospital. It is one of the integrated information systems (Holsapple, 1996).

Claricode, STAR 2000, Health Quest, Series 2000

It keeps of a track on the administrative issues. It helps in developing health policies. It provides support for ...