<aside> ↙️ Hi, Hello! My name is Sarah - the writer behind redgregory.com.
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<aside> 📎 In order to cope with the immense amount of data in the information age, the use of spreadsheets and databases is important and extremely useful for management, manipulation and data storage.
Despite their differences, spreadsheets and databases can be complementary methods of data storage. A lot of the time one is used to support the other, and so, if you are familiar with one, you will find the other easy to learn.
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<aside> 🖥️ Common programs: Microsoft Excel, Googlesheets, etc.
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<aside> 🚨 Downsides of the spreadsheet → A large amount of data can become impractical and difficult to make mass alterations. → Filter capabilities are limited → Lack of data integrity and sparse management control
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✅ The tables inside Notion are databases!
<aside> 🖥️ Database technologies: Microsoft Access, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, etc.
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