Virtualisation

Blockchain

Internet of things

Cloud computing

customer transaction file

customer master file

customer update file

special journal

numbers, text, graphics, video, and sound

numbers only

numbers and text only

text only

many-to-many

one-to-one

zero-to-one

one-to-many

cash, goods

goods, vendor

vendor, goods

goods, cash

Primary keys can be null.

All non-key attributes in a table should describe a characteristic about the object identified by the primary key.

Every column in a row must be single-valued.

Foreign keys, if not null, must have values that correspond to the value of a primary key in another table.

artificial intelligence

cloud computing

internet of things

virtualisation

table names

foreign keys

primary keys

table rows

Retail stores do not have a production cycle.

A service company does not have an inventory system.

Financial institutions have installment-loan cycles.

An organisation should implement all the available transaction cycle modules provided by the AIS software package.

Reduced information silos

Improved simplicity

Standardised reports

Improved efficiency