Databases

A database is defined as a structured set of data held in a computer, esp. one that is accessible in various ways.[1]Everyday most of America carries around some kind of phone whether it is a smartphone or flip phone. These phones can be databases that we use everyday because of the information that these phones carry around and how they are so advanced. This smart phone technology would be considered a mobile database.[2]

 Many of these mobile databases, or smart phones, carry applications in which allow playing games, listening to music, or surfing the Internet. These apps require download period in which the memory is synced into the smart phone and then held there until further use is needed from these apps. Smart phones also hold things such as numbers, personal information, and songs in which are stored in the hard-drive of the phone.

 These mobile databases are used in fields like construction, shipping and delivery, and in many small businesses, as it requires a cheaper cost and easier access. All the information that a person needs or uses can be held on a smartphone or tablet and then checked out at a later date.

 These databases determined by a special database language that defines the purpose or the action in which that database is performing. [3]Many of these databases are used in order to keep track of key items in which are placed into groups or categories. The languages programmed into these databases keep track of everything placed inside the database. For example, the i-phone is able to group up certain apps and other items into a single category to make finding these items at a later date more possible.

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[1] https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=database+define&oq=database+define&gs_l=serp.3..0l4.2998.3602.0.3738.7.7.0.0.0.0.163.810.1j5.6.0.epsugrpqhmsignedin%2Chmss2%3Dfalse...0.0..1.1.20.psy-ab.i7fAd9QgzNU&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=ee1f721d25adbf7c&biw=1277&bih=594&bvm=pv.xjs.s.en_US.c75bKy5EQ0A.O

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_database

[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database#Database_languages

1. What specific challenges does your database system implementation have?

The databases used in phones are input into individual phones and kept in memory until needed. Some of the challenges this includes is the programming,  memory, and setting up each phone in order to work properly.

2. In what ways does it provide competitive advantage for the organization using it?

Many companies that use this phone are able to keep track of everything they in a hand held device. This allows organizations to not have to use computers or wifi in order to track what they need. 

3. What improvements would you suggest

The only improvement that i could think of is finding a better type of non-wifi connection. Many times the internet is not accessible when u are not in a wifi area.