Information handling software

Information handling software

1. Any software used to store manipulate and output information

   • Database software
   • Databases created using spreadsheet software
   • Stores of music, sounds, photographs

2. Updating deleting and searching records

   • Update - change the data to bring up-to-date
   • Delete - remove data no longer needed
   • Search - look for specific records that match certain criteria

3. Search criteria using operators

   • = equals
   • > greater than
   • < less than
   • <> not equal to
   • >= greater than or equal to
   • >= less than

4. Joining operators

   • Operators can be joined by AND or OR

5. Structure of data

   • Data - unprocessed information
   • Information - data that now has been processed
   • Feild - an item of data or a fact

6. Structure of data cont.

   • Record - the detail of relating to a single thing or person
   • File - a collection of related records
   • Table - where the information is found