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COM IGCSE ICT 0417 SECTION 5: DATA TYPES

Unique field, usually a number

ISBN Student mark
Numeric (real/integer)
Membership number Quantity in Stock
Account number Date of Birth
Date
Student number
Types of...
Key Field Date of Exam
Video reference number Address
Borrower Number Alphanumeric/Text Telephone number
Registration Number Car Registration
Barcode Number Male or Female
True or False
Yes/No
A database structure in which all data
is entered and stored in a single table Flat File Database Types of Data Types
Pass or Fail
Paperback/Hardback
Boolean/Logical
M/F
T/F
Coding used to save space Y/N
P/F
A database containing more than one table
P/H
Data is entered in only once and is shared across all tables
Quicker to enter new data Price
Fewer errors are likel to occur Relational Database Currency Cost
Less storage capacity is used Profit
It is easier to edit data Number of Doors in car
Lookup/List
Maximum Speed of transport

Validation is checking data entered Definition of... Data/Program stored on backing store
Is acceptable/reasonable/within a given range Word-processing document
Usually performed by computer program File Examples of... Student database
Range check Spreadsheet document
Length check Validation
Format check
Types of...
Check digit
Character type check
Presence/Existency check

Sub/part division of a file

Definition of...
Group of fields grouped together
All details of a book
Examples of... All details of a student
In a record, a Date Field would
Data Item Record All information of a patient
have a data item of 12/12/2009
You can insert new records
You can edit new records
You can delete new records

A visual way of checking data entry

Data on screen is visually compared
Visual verification
Comparisons are made on data capture forms
Does not eliminate human error
Done by 2 people entering the same data twice
Data versions are compared by computer Definition of... Part of an area in a record
Double Entry
If versions are different, typist is alerted Title of a book
Disadvantage of paying 2 people Field Examples of... Name of student in a database
Verification is checking versions of data have been Phone number of parent
entered identically or has been copied correctly
Verification
From one medium to another
Traditionally means reading a proof copy of
a text in order to detect and correct any errors
A visual check by eye that no errors have been made
Sometimes done by printing out data that has been input, ProofReading
and sending it back to the source of the data to check
For example, printed proofs of the pages of a book
may be sent back to the author for checking

Title: SECTION 5: Data Types Author: Mr. Yusuf Alert Date: Sep. 10, 2010

File: S5DataTypes.twd Company: www.mryusuf.com

10/09/2010