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DataBase

Jakub Trybull English

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DataBase

Defination
- A database is a place where information is stored. It is easy to access, information can be easily retrieved and easy to insert. It is organised and information can be easily processed.
School
- The school has their own database where they keep information about the students and teachers.
  - It also stores your learning score and behavior imediatly as soon as your teacher puts it in on SIMS.
  - Addresses
  - Names
  - Photos
  - Fingerprints
  - Phone Numbers
  - Medical Information
  - Past school(s)
  - Grades
  - Levels
  - Attendance
  - Age
  - DoB
  - Lates
  - Homework
  - Parent Information
  - Usernames
  - Passwords
  - Emails
  - Edmodo
  - No. of exclusions
  - No. of Isolations
  - No. of Positive points
  - Learning Score
  - Inderpendant Study scores
  - CCTV
  - Siblings
  - School Library
  - Books taken out
  - Transport
Types of Databases
- Paper based
  - Phonebook
  - Yellow pages (book)
- Computer based
  - Search Engines
  - Electoral Registers
  - Advantages + Disadvantages
    - Advantages
      - Lots of Storage space
      - Very fast to find a specific record
      - Can easily search for a specific criteria e.g. "all of the people who live in Warwick"
    - Disadvantages
      - Someone can hack it and delete everything
- Both
  - Library Databases
  - School Databases
  - Police databases
  - Telephone directories