Thursday, February 5, 2009

Database Definitions

Provide a basic definition for each of the following terms;

Field: somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected

Record: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

File: a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

Query: Inquiries that are performed about transactions, databases, or other records

Database: A database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system. The structure is achieved by organizing the data according to a database model.

Report: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

DMBS:database management system: a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.

Database dictionary:A database that contains definitions of all data items defined during analysis.

Data type: a classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them

1 comment:

  1. Its a good start but you are behind now. You need to be at least up to the queries. You should also check the time zone on your blog, I think its not been set for Sydney yet

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