Post #3 - Documenting a Day

    First and foremost, this assignment opened my eyes to how monotonous my daily routine can be. I am a stranger to journaling considering I would much rather read about others' lives in books than document my own. In terms of utilizing these different applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, I came to appreciate the practice. 

    Starting with Microsoft Word and its advantages, there has always been a preference to use Word over Google Docs. For me, this is purely due to the formatting experience and use of Tools. I often use Google Docs over Word because of the autosave function and never having to worry if something I have just written is actually saved properly. Still, I find myself utilizing Word for class assignments. Word is perfect for journal entries as well as research papers because of the extensive formatting options and ease of use. PowerPoint is another great application but is much better utilized on a visual level. The possibilities for creativity and even simple coding within a PowerPoint are endless. PowerPoint has the potential to turn a normally limited and even boring subject matter into a fascinating piece of academic art. I have always enjoyed when professors ask for PowerPoint presentations because it allows me to implement a bit of my own personality into my school work. When it comes to using Excel/Spreadsheet I am always reminded of computer science in elementary school. I even remember my first experience using formulas and how in awe I was at the concept. Excel is perfect for portraying statistical information and how it compares to a multitude of values. Excel is concise and easily understandable, as long as you have a grasp of formulas and the information you are considering. 

    Out of the three methods used for this assignment, I maintain the opinion that Excel does the best job at portraying the information simply and easily understandable. Database applications are ways to store data for easy retrieval through multiple means on the end of both users and programmers. The application Excel can be used as an example of a Relational Database due to its method of organization which utilizes rows and columns for information storage. Multidimensional Databases store information in multiple places, or dimensions (Vahid 2019). Object-oriented Databases store data in a collection of separate objects, not data, which consists of an ID and other identifiable information. Databases are rather elusive when it comes to proper testing, as explained by the 2000 article by David Chays and others regarding these attempts. These systems remain complicated and nearly infinite with their data storage capabilities. As technology develops and becomes more impressive, these problems of the past become research and articles to read in the future.

References

Chays, D., Dan, S., Phyllis, G. F., Filippos, I. V., Weyuker, E. J. (August 2020). A Framework for Testing

Database Applications.

Vahid, F., & Lysecky, S. (2019). Computing technology for all. zyBooks. Chapter 5 Section 4.