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Lesson objectives In this lesson you will learn some basic database terms and learn how a database is created.
What is a database? A database is a collection of information. You can have a very large one such as an encyclopaedia on a CD-ROM, or a much smaller one that you create yourself.
Examples of databases Library catalogues Amazon website School details (results) in a school Address book Try to think of at least two ideas. What could you use a database for? Try to think of at least two ideas. Discuss for 60 seconds
Database IDFirstnameSurnameDOBAgeSubject1Subject2Subject3 1MaralZarlykova12/07/200014PhysicsICTEnglish 2DinaAkhmetova4/05/200014ChemistryBiologyEnglish 3AuezSharipov02/05/199915PhysicsICTEnglish 4IlyasKabidenov04/11/199915ChemistryBiologyEnglish Records Primary Key Fields TABLE Column Row Cell
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What datatype is: 1. Firstname 2. DOB 3. Age 4. ID IDFirstnameSurnameDOBAgeSubject1Subject2Subject3 1MaralZarlykova12/07/200014PhysicsICTEnglish 2DinaAkhmetova4/05/200014ChemistryBiologyEnglish 3AuezSharipov02/05/199915PhysicsICTEnglish 4IlyasKabidenov04/11/199915ChemistryBiologyEnglish
Database Definitions A database is a collection of information, that is organised and makes it easy to find things. A table stores all the information about a particular topic A record (tuple) is all of the data about one person or one thing. It is made up of fields. A field is a single piece of data about one person or one thing. Datatype sets what kind of information can be stored in a field, eg number, text. A Primary Key is a field within a database which enables every record to be uniquely identified.
Formative assessment Answer questions on Databases