Tuesday, 6 March 2012

CREATING A DATABASE


DATABASE DEFINITIONS.

DATABASE DEFINITIONS.
Database field- this is a placeholder for different              types of information
Example- your first and last name are put into different
         fields so that after all the information is put

         together, it then forms a record.
Record-  This is all the bits of imformation in the diffe-         rent fields put together.
File-    This is where the database is saved in.
Query-   
Database-A structured set of data held in a computer.
Database
Report-
  The production from a software such as a database for a specific reason such as a telephone list or a school list.

Database
Management
System-Software that handles the storage, retrieval, and updating of        data in a computer system.
Data Dictionary- A set of information describing the contents, format, and structure of a database and the relationship between its elements, used to control access to and manipulation of the database.
Data Type- is a classification identifying one of various types of data





COMMON DATA BASES.
-google
-white pages
-youtube.
-whereis.
-ebay