Re: Can anyone help me??

Philip wrote:
> Hello,
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> Can anyone help me figure out what kind of questions are good in a scenario
> like the one below?? I am pretty new to this and want to make sure I am on
> the right track?
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> Thanks.
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> Phil
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> Assume that "management" has requested that you research the pros and cons
> of implementing a DBMS. Imagine conducting (or conduct) an interview with
> "management" (this could be a self-interview if you are in a decision making
> position of a small or one person enterprise), where you discover what
> functions they expect a DBMS to serve, what impact they would like it to
> have (financial, improved efficiency etc.), in other words what the
> "mission" of the database would be. Part One
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> 1.. List four or five of your most revealing questions and the responses
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Sure,

        Just tell the instructor that all of the major RDBMS products are roughly equivalent in terms of capability and that the differences are only significant when dealing with an enterprise-wide RDBMS for a humongous organization. Therefore the most revealing questions are:

1. "Which vendor do you prefer?". Responses: IBM,Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, other.
2. "Whose salesperson are you most inclined to believe?" Responses: IBM,Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, other.
3. "Whose sales support person (you know the one that you never, ever see again after the contract is signed) is most impressive?" Responses: IBM,Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, other.