Advantages of Using an Electronic Database

Searching through manual records can be very time consuming and costly when there are thousands of items of data. It may be practical to keep a manual system going for say thirty to forty records, but anything larger, or the future prospect of large amounts of data being added, a computerised database would be recommended.

For mailshots, regular reports and continuous amendments to records, a computer-based system would be essential. The benefit of speed and saving of paper and other manual storage units, make this system a good choice.

Contents: Databases

Skill Check: Databases