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2.1.5 - Databases Vocabulary
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- 1Serial FileFile of items one after another
- 2Sequential FileSerial file in order
- 3Indexed sequential fileSequential file that is accessed using an index, which is a separate file
- 4Flat file databaseDatabase consisting of only one table
- 5FieldCharacteristic of something stored in a database
- 6RecordAll the data about one item in a database
- 7EntitySomething that we store data about in a database
- 8AttributeCharacteristic of an entity. It becomes a field in a data table
- 9Data redundancyUnnecessary repetition of data
- 10Data integrityState of data being as it should be, reflecting reality
- 11ValidationProcess of checking data as it is input to ensure that it is reasonable
- 12VerificationProcess of checking that data is true or correct
- 13One to manyRelationship where one record in a table may have links to many records in another table
- 14Entity relationship diagramDiagram that shows how different entities used in a database are connected
- 15SchemaDefinition of a database
- 16Data dictionaryStored schema of a database
- 17ACIDSet of rules that protects a database from errors during a transaction
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on 2.1.5 - Databases Vocabulary, created by Raphaela Dowding-Green on 08/11/2016.
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- Raphaela Dowding-Green · Nov 2016
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