Databases

Databases

1. PAPER BASED

   • Calendar
   • Yellow Book
   • Diary
   • Register
   • Menu
   • Catalogues
   • Birthday book

2. COMPUTER BASED

   • Phone book on a mobile pone
   • Contacts
   • Calendar
   • Diary
   • Register
   • Search engine
   • Holiday Websites
   • Websites

3. DEF Database

   • A database is a persistent store of data which is stored in an organised way

4. Advantages

   • Computer
     • Costs more to start off
     • Quicker to search for information
     • Longer to update
   • Paper
     • Cheap
     • Lots of copies
     • Quicker to update
     • Slower information search
     • No technical equipment