Databases

Databases

1. A database is a persistent and organised store of data.

2. Computer based databases.

   • Wikipedia
   • Google
   • Microsoft office
   • Less cost effective but more efficient
   • Not too secure but more secure than paper databases.
   • Can be hacked so you could loose all of your databases.
   • A lot more private than on paper as anyone can see a bit of paper but with this you could save it and save it as a file in a secure place.
   • You need internet conection to do this otherwise you can't do it.

3. Paper based databases.

   • Diaries
   • Catalogues
   • Yellow pages
   • A lot more cost effective.
   • Not as secure
   • Can be more environmentally friendly
   • You can break it/loose it and therefore it woukd all be lost.
   • You can use it pretty much anywhere you want without and internet conection.

4. Computer and paper based databases

   • shopping
   • Calander
   • Menus
   • Quite good for

5. Ascending means to increase or add.

   • Descending means to decrease or subtract.
     • Fields are the column headings that give a brief description of what you need to have on your database.