Database

Database

1. A database is a place to store, access, retrieve and process information easily.

2. Information the school stores about me

   • computer based
     • attendance
     • behaviour
     • parent details
     • primary school (s)
     • past behaviour
     • account details
     • username
     • bank details
     • Advantages and Disadvantages of computer based data
       • If your computer got hacked, all of your personal information could be available to anyone and they could find out where you live and other information.
       • It is safer than paper based data as it is easier to open a cabinet than hack a computer.
       • It is easier to find information on the computer as you can search it up instead of filing through papers.
   • paper based
     • pictures
     • grades
     • Advantages and disadvantages of paper based data
       • If someone finds the piece of paper with all the information on it, they could access all of that certain person's personal information.
       • You could keep it in a safe cabinet and always know where to find it.
       • You can have assorted files to make a certain piece of paper easy to find.
   • both
     • name
     • phone numbers
     • age
     • date of birth
     • addresses

Images and files in the map