IS 341: Project 1 Solution
30 HW points, 20 PDP points
Homework
- I wanted you all to change your password for the grading database.
If you didn't, do so now. And then check that the grades I've put in
the DB agree with what you should be getting.
As a general rule, never use default passwords, you're just
inviting someone to hack into your system. Last fall, a number
problem arose with Microsoft SQL server, and it turned out that most
database administrators just accepted the default system account
password (which was to have no password at all), so malicious users
could easily log into just about any SQL Server database out there and
do anything they wanted to. Amazing. Amazing the the admin didn't
change the password, and amazing that Microsoft let it
happen.
- Information system questions:
- The grading DB is a relational DB, but you can't tell that for
sure from looking at the interface. You must, rather, infer that from
the fact that just about every new database out there is a relational
database.
- Here's the info structure I would have created:

- There are always ethical and social issues related to storing
personal information in databases and then making it available over
the web. Never underestimate them.
If you have any questions on my grading, please feel free to
talk to me, email me, or bring them up in class.
Personal Database Project
I accepted just about everything here. If you have questions about
your project, or are considering switching projects, just let me know
and we'll work something out.
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