China's Economy

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China's Economy

Everyone knows what a businesses is and what globalization is, more so the word technology is now a house hold name in the twenty-first century. Globalization can be defined as the process of market expansion across borders and territories. Technology is a broad term that refers both to artifacts created by humans, such as machines, and the methods used to create those artifacts. More broadly, technology can be used to refer to a way of doing something or a means of organization. When the word “technology” is used today, it is most often used to refer to high technology: computers, databases, rockets etc. rather than technology in general. I am going to attempt to expose how “Technology”, in this case the uses of Computers, Networks and Databases aid in the achievement of day to day goals of the Business world.

Many might say that is amassing, but what about the Globalization part, how does technology help to play a part in that sense. Well keep looking at databases is what I would say. If I were asked this question I would introduce the topic of Distributed Database Management Systems“DDBMS”. How does it help with globalization you may ask, well the answer is simple once you get the understanding of the concept. DDBMS are software for managing databases stored on multiple computers on a network known as “distributed databases” DD. To understand what this stands for and what its purposes is, first we need to know what a distributed database is. A distributed database is a collection of data which belongs logically to the same system but are spread out and stored in different places in a computer network. The fact that data is not resident on the same site, network, or computer distinguishes a distributive database from a single centralized database, which unlike a distributive database focuses on providing centralized control of information resources. In short a distributed database “DDB” is a collection of multiple, logically interrelated...