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DEFINITION:
A database is a collection of data or
information which is stored in a logical
and structured way
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Cheap to set up
Don’t need electricity, so will work if you have a
power-cut
Don’t need a computer – which is expensive
Can carry them around with you
Don’t need training to learn how to use them
Field Field
A shop selling DVDs has a database.
field field field
What would be the field names in their
Student
number
Surname First
name
D.O.B. Address Phone
number
Illnesses Allergies Doctor
database?
1042 Jones Emma 05/04/95 123 High 01234 Nuts Dr. Brown
Street 765555
1043 Smith Louise 12/08/95 45 Low 01234 Diabetes Dr. Green
Road 688674
1044 White Simon 26/06/95 67 Middle 01234 Wasp Dr. Yellow
Lane 984532 stings
title of Running
DVD time A ‘record’ is all of the data about one
genre person or one thing.
price
actors how
many in
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Record Record
record field
Student Surname First D.O.B. Address Phone Illnesses Allergies Doctor Student Surname First D.O.B. Address Phone Illnesses Allergies Doctor
number name number number name number
1042 Jones Emma 05/04/95 123 High 01234 Nuts Dr. Brown 1042 Jones Emma 05/04/95 123 High 01234 Nuts Dr. Brown
Street 765555 Street 765555
1043 Smith Louise 12/08/95 45 Low 01234 Diabetes Dr. Green 1043 Smith Louise 12/08/95 45 Low 01234 Diabetes Dr. Green
Road 688674 Road 688674
1044 White Simon 26/06/95 67 Middle 01234 Wasp Dr. Yellow 1044 White Simon 26/06/95 67 Middle 01234 Wasp Dr. Yellow
Lane 984532 stings Lane 984532 stings
record
record
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