Spreadsheets Vs Databases
Spreadsheets and databases both offer ways to look at data. The approach each one uses in collecting and sharing that data, however, is quite different. A spreadsheet offers quasi-structured data in a row and column format. However, spreadsheets don’t relate to each other and don’t require rules about the information contained in the spreadsheet. Also, spreadsheets don’t have sophisticated summarization and reporting tools. Databases collect information in a structured fashion and enforce, by default, rules, and relationships about what goes in and out....