Identify the database characteristics most important to you in choosing a DBMS.

Identity theft, where people steal your personal information, continues to be a threat. Assume that you are the database administrator for a corporation with a large database. What steps would you implement to help prevent people from stealing personal information from the corporate database?

You are going to design a database for your cooking club to track its recipes. Identify the database characteristics most important to you in choosing a DBMS. Which of the database management systems described in this chapter would you choose? Why? Is it important for you to know what sort of computer the database will run on? Why or why not?