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The Electronic File Cabinet

We live in an information age.  A database program is a data manager that can help alleviate information overload.  Databases make it possible to store, organize, retreive, communicate, and manage information in ways that wouldn't be possible without computers.  To control the flood of information, people use databases of all sizes and shapes - from massive mainframe database managers that keep airliners filled with passengers, to computerized appointment calendars on palmtop computers, to public database kiosks in shopping malls.

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