1. Critically analyze the required skills of a database administrator for the administration of a large database of an information system application.

2. Discuss the features and characteristics of a DBMS required to keep database running smooth and in well-managed.

3. As the author has mentioned in the paper that Each DBMS utilizes a data dictionary of some form, Write at two examples from your lab exercises in which you used data dictionaries to complete DBA tasks.

You have just been named Director of Data Administration of General Hardware Co. General Hardware maintains a large central IS organization with several operational relational databases at its headquarters. It also has databases on several local-area network servers, some located at its headquarters and some in regional offices. Of course, there are many relational databases on individual employees’ PCs, too. Certain data is sent from the central databases to the LAN databases nightly.
You have been given a free hand to create a data administration department and supporting database administration departments for General Hardware and its IS environment. Design your data and database administration functions. Include their responsibilities and explain how they will add value to the corporation.