Automobile dealers frequently use databases that contain information about both cars on their own lot and cars in the inventories of other dealers who sell the same make. Salespeople use these databases to find a car that meets a customer’s requirements. If the car is in another dealer’s inventory, the salesperson makes a “dealer trade” by exchanging a car in stock for the desired car.Visit an automobile dealership’s website that uses a computerized database. CarMax uses a very decent database that is constantly updated. CarFax is one that specializes in used cars (and has a cute fox mascot!)How many dealers are represented in the database?How would a potential car buyer use the database?What criteria can be employed when querying the database?How often is the database updated?What are the advantages and disadvantages offered by using the database?
