What makes a database?
Some terms...
Computerized Databases.
Mystery
100
What are records and fields?
Each table contains records, which you enter into the database. Within each record are data fields. Fields are the individual parts that contain information about the record.
100
What is Data?
Data consists of raw facts and figures - It doesn't have any meaning until it is processed.
100
Where can we find databases on the web?
In search engines.
100
What software is used to make databases?
Microsoft Office Acces
200
What are relational databases?
A relational database is a database that has a collection of tables of data items.
200
What is information
Data that has been processed to be meaningful.
200
What are five examples of online databases?
-Google -facebook -Yahoo -Library database -Barcode databases -etc...
200
200 points
How much is this bonus worth?
300
What is a primary key?
The primary key of a relational table uniquely identifies each record in the table.
300
What is knowledge?
The capability of understanding the relationship between information and what to do with it.
300
Databases are used to store and organize information easily.
What are databases used for?
400
What are tables?
In relational databases and flat file databases, a table is a set of data elements that is organized using a model of vertical columns and horizontal rows.
400
What is a query?
A precise request (search) for information in a database structure.
400
What are 3 examples of paper based databases?
-Electoral registers -Telephone directories -Dictionaries -etc...
400
1400 years ago (answers between 1300, to 1500 accepted)
When was the first database made?
500
What is a foreign key?
In the context of relational databases, a foreign key is a field (or collection of fields) in one table that uniquely identify a row of another table.
500
What are four examples of data types?
-Alphanumerical (or text) -Number -Currency -Date and Time -Autonumber -Logical/Boolean
500
What are three differences between computerized and paper-based databases?
-Amount of data that can be held -Time taken to search for specific information -Data analysis -Easiness to classify, categories, or sort out information -Backup -Security
500
Saint Isidore of Seville
Who made the first data base?
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