Assignment 8R
(15 points)
Assignment 8R: Working with Data and Events
Instructions
Save this file in your course folder, and name it with Assignment, the assignment letter, the
section number, and your first initial and last name. For example, Jessie Robinson's
assignment 1R for Section 1 would be named Assignment1RJRobinson.
Type the answers to the assignment questions below. Use complete sentences unless the
question says otherwise. You will have more than one day to complete an assignment. At
the end of each day, be sure to save your progress.
Review Lesson 4 of the Course Overview for instructions about turning in your
assignments.
Assignment Questions
In Section 8, you learned about spreadsheets, databases, and events. Now, you'll use what
you learned to answer the questions below.
1. Describe a job where you would be likely to use spreadsheet software. Explain what you
might use it for. (1-3 sentences. 2.5 points)
2. List at least five pieces of information you would want to keep track of if you were
creating a customer database for your own company. Complete sentences are not
necessary. (2.5 points)
3. Explain why you wouldn't want to use the customer first or last name field as the primary
key for a table. What problem could this create? (1-4 sentences. 3.0 points)
4. Describe a report that a company might want to create and run on a regular basis. (1-3
sentences. 3.0 points)
5. List at least two types of internal events that a company could plan in order to improve
employee morale. (1-2 sentences. 2.0 points)
6. List at least two types of external events that a company could plan in order to increase
sales or publicity. (1-2 sentences. 2.0 points)
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