Databases

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Finlay Redding
Mind Map by Finlay Redding, updated more than 1 year ago
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Databases
  1. Paper based
    1. Examples
      1. Tests/Exams because when you do one you have to write
        1. Passport and Visa's for when you are traveling or entering a country
        2. Advantage
          1. It can be edited by anyone and any age
            1. Doesn't need a whole team of people to work on it
            2. Disadvantage
              1. Not water proof so it can be easily damaged
            3. Computer based
              1. Examples
                1. Google because you when you search for a website it looks through a database of websites and their content
                2. Disadvantage
                  1. Your database can be leaked/hacked easier than on paper.
                    1. Could be damaged in a flood or a natural disaster
                    2. Advantage
                      1. It can be automated and it can add information without needing someone to write it down or put it in maualy
                    3. Both based
                      1. Advantages
                        1. Disadvantage
                          1. Examples
                            1. Argos catalog because you can get the book/paper based version or the app which will used a computer based system
                              1. Your calander because you can have it hanging on your wall in the paper version or you can have an app on your phone
                                1. School register because a teacher will right down attendence on a paper then it will be registered into a database
                              2. A persistent and organised store of data
                                1. Keywords
                                  1. Ascending - going up in order
                                    1. Dscending - Going down in order
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