In recent years, more teachers have moved toward a student-centered approach. However, some students maintain that teacher-centered education is the more effective strategy. In most cases, it is best for teachers to use a combination of approaches to ensure that all student needs are met. When both approaches are used together, students can enjoy the positives of both types of education.
Computer Based Information System (CBIS) is an information system in which the computer plays a major role. Such a system consists of the following elements: 1  Hardware: The term hardware refers to machinery. Data: Data are facts that are used by program to produce useful information. 2  Like programs, data are generally stored in machine-readable from on disk or tape until the computer needs them. 3  Procedures: Procedures are the policies that govern the operation of a computer system.
A database is in essence one or multiple computer files that encode data in a highly structured format. A database management system (DBMS) is the category of computer software programs used for creating, organizing, retrieving, analyzing, and sorting information in computer-based databases.Such software is often informally referred to as database software..ATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. Photo by: Nmedia. A database is a collection of data (or facts) that are logically organized and can easily be searched or manipulated. The term database nearly always refers to such a collection in electronic form, which is stored on and can be searched by computer.