1. Databases

2. Data can be: Numbers Words Images Sound Video ICT Department2

3. Field Each of these is one piece of information about you. name address d.o.b. phone number parent’s names doctor’s name allergies illnesses Each of these different types of information is called a ‘Field’ ICT Department3

4. Field Student number SurnameFirst name D.O.B.AddressPhone number IllnessesAllergiesDoctor 1042JonesEmma05/04/95123 High Street 01234 765555 NutsDr. Brown 1043SmithLouise12/08/9545 Low Road 01234 688674 DiabetesDr. Green 1044WhiteSimon26/06/9567 Middle Lane 01234 984532 Wasp stings Dr. Yellow field ICT Department4

5. Record All of the ‘fields’ are put together to make a ‘record’ A ‘record’ is all of the data about one person or one thing. ICT Department5

6. Record Student number SurnameFirst name D.O.B.AddressPhone number IllnessesAllergiesDoctor 1042JonesEmma05/04/95123 High Street 01234 765555 NutsDr. Brown 1043SmithLouise12/08/9545 Low Road 01234 688674 DiabetesDr. Green 1044WhiteSimon26/06/9567 Middle Lane 01234 984532 Wasp stings Dr. Yellow record ICT Department6

7. Primary Key/Key Field ICT Department7

8. Primary Key ICT Department8

9. Data Types ‘explain’ to the database what type of data to expect in the field ICT Department9