DATABASES

1. Explain in your own words what the term database means. 2. Give two examples of a paper-based database 3. Give two examples of a computerised database 4. Discuss four advantages of a computerised database over a paper-based database 5. Explain the purpose of a table in a database 6. What is the definition of a record? 7. What is the definition of a field? 8. List the fields that you would expect to find in a database for a shop selling computer games. 9. List the fields that you would expect to find in a schools database about students. 10. List the different datatypes and give an example where each would be used. 11. Explain why it is important to change the field size from the default value.

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12. What does the term primary key mean and why is it important to have a primary key in each table? 13. Explain what a flat-file database means. 14. What are the problems with using a flat-file database? 15. Explain how can the problems of a flat-file database be overcome? 16. Discuss how data can be found in a database. 17. List the most commonly used comparison operators used in a query. 18. Using the operators from question 17, write a query for the following: a) To find all of the items costing more than 45.00 b) To find all of the items costing less than 395 c) To find all of the items costing either 85 or below d) To find all of the items costing 125 or above e) To find all of the items costing between 15 and 65 19. Identify another way that the results of a query can be displayed rather than in a plain table.

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