Case Study: Database Systems in a Retail Company

Scenario:

You are an IT consultant working with a retail company that is expanding its operations and needs to implement a robust database system to manage its growing data. The company wants to understand the importance and benefits of a database system before making a decision. You have been assigned to prepare a case study to present to the company's management team.

Case Study Questions:

$1.$ What are the three main components of a database management system $($DBMS$)$ that would be relevant for the retail company?

$2.$ Provide three examples of database applications in the retail industry and explain how they can improve the company's operations.

$3.$ Discuss three problems that the retail company might face if it continues to rely on file systems instead of implementing a database system.

$4.$ Outline three advantages that a database system can offer to the retail company compared to file systems.

$5.$ Briefly explain the difference between Data Definition Language $($DDL$)$ and Data Manipulation Language $($DML$)$ and how they can be utilized in the retail company's database system.