Database

Database

1. A collection of data

   • Can be one or more tables
   • Stores personal info like your address
   • Used if you have lots of the same type of data e.g. names
   • Data redundency and inconsistency are avoided
     • Data redundency is when some data is mixed and wrong
     • Data inconsistency is when the same data is all in different places
     • You can also update the data and will still be in the same place
   • You can share data easier
   • Faster and more secure than a file processing system

2. Can be used in

   • School
   • Police stations
   • Shops
   • Social Media Sites
   • Weather stations
   • Banks

3. Legal obligation to make sure your data is secure GDPR

   • It is necessary to encrypt the data
     • Security of data
   • Threats to data security
     • Hacked
     • Lost
     • Damaged
     • Destroyed
     • Deleted

4. Meets the government or national standards