FIELD A space allocated for a particular item of information.
RECORD Records are composed of fields, each record is responsible for containing one item of
information. For istance for a book- the name , genre, author, pulishing year.
information. For istance for a book- the name , genre, author, pulishing year.
FILE It is an amount of data, placed together with a name, referred to as a filename. There is a large variety of files within a computer, some examples of these include data files, text files , program files etc.
QUERYA request made by a database for information. Queries search for records that match field criteria. Example of things that are queried for are someones gender, age, phone number etc.
DATABASE A complex system designed in such a manner that a computer program is able to easily select desired pieces of data
QUERYA request made by a database for information. Queries search for records that match field criteria. Example of things that are queried for are someones gender, age, phone number etc.
DATABASE A complex system designed in such a manner that a computer program is able to easily select desired pieces of data
REPORT An organised and formatted presentation of data
DBMS A collection of programs that allows an individual to store, modify and extract information with ease from a database.
DATA DICTIONARY A file that is designated to define the basic organisation of a database.
DATA DICTIONARY A file that is designated to define the basic organisation of a database.
DATA TYPE This is defined as the classification of a particular type of information.
2. What is a file, field and record?
3. Example of Databases?
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2. What is a file, field and record?
3. Example of Databases?
Yellow and White pages
Oracle
Microsoft SQL
SQ Lite
My SQL
