Database MindMap

Database MindMap

1. A database is an organised place (sometimes multiple places) where you can get, retrieve, enter and process information.

2. Information the school stores about you

   • Name (first and last)
   • Age
   • Date Of Birth
   • Year your in
   • Previous school/schools (primary and secondary if you have one)
   • Where you are from
   • Attendance
   • Email adress (parents and yours)
   • Phone Numbers
   • Parent Deatails
   • Adress
   • Any medical issues
   • Allergies

3. Examples of databases

   • Paper Based
   • Computer Based
     • ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)
     • PNC (Police National Computer)
     • Desktop Database ( History Files)
   • Both
     • School Regisries
     • Library Database

4. Advantages & Disadvantages of paper and computer databases

   • Advantages of paper databases
     • You can't hack paper so it will be more secure
   • Disadvantages of paper databases
     • They can get destroyed easier
     • When backing up the files you have to recreate it all including the storage, files,containing the files which would take a long time and it wouldn't be the exact same
   • Advantages of computer/electronic databases
     • You can back it up better due to just copying it
     • It has more memory than paper so you can store more data
     • Your less likely to loose it
   • Disadvantages of computer/electronic data bases
     • If the room where it's stored is to hot it will catch alight
     • Hackers have more of a change hacking into it

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