IT: e-government

Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • understand the concept of e-government, and the associated benefits and drawbacks
  • understand how a relational database differs from a flat database, including the function and construction of a joining table
  • understand some of the basic principles of XML
  • understand the basic principles of biometric identification and verification systems
  • identify suitable entities, attributes and database keys for a simple database design.