what is a database?
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A simple guide to understanding database and applying your knowledge of it to everyday life. Powerpoint by: D. PIttmanTRANSCRIPT
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What is a Database?
A simple guide to understanding database and applying your knowledge of it to everyday life
Goals: Explain what a database isExplain how databases can be used in everyday lifeExplain types of databaseExplain the basic information of databases
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What is a Database?A database is an organized collection of related
information.
Exact Definition: an electronic filing system that stores and retrieves information.
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You can use databases in everyday life. A database can be used in businesses, whether big
or small. They can be used at banks, doctor’s offices, travel
agencies, libraries, or even schools.
Database
World of Database
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Examples of a Database
Some Examples of a Database Include:Phone BookReceiptsDictionary, EncyclopediasAddress BookAutomated Card Catalog
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What Do Businesses Use Database For?
Stores can use a database to see who bought what and how much they bought it for. Banks can use a database to keep track of different transactions.Restaurants managers can use a database to see how many hours employees worked. Food companies can use a database to see how many items from their company were sold. They can also measure inventory.
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Basic Information About Database
There are three types of views when using database.• Design View: allows you to create field names and data types• Datasheet View: allows you to enter information. It displays the field
names in a row and column format• List View: displays more than one record at a time
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Basic Information About Database (continued)
There are three parts to a database. They include:1. Field2. Entry3. Record
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Field, Entry, and RecordA field is a category of information in a
database. A record is an entire set of field entries
An entry is the information being entered into a field or record.
Example: There are 5 fields, 3 records, and 15 entries.
5x3=15
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Database Functions
• There are three major database functions:
1. Database Report
2. Sorting
3. Filter/ Query
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Database Report, Sorting, and Filter/Query
• A database report allows you to organize and summarize parts of a database
• Sorting allows you to put information in alphabetical or numerical order (a-z, z-a or 1-10)
• A filter/query displays records that meet a certain criteria
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Advantages of Using Database
• Can find a specific file quickly
• Accurate • Can make reports
and show which goals and criteria's
are being met• Can sort and put
files in alphabetical order
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Example of a Database
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Filter/Query
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Review:
• What is are some advantages of database?
• What are the 3 parts to a database?• What are some examples of a database?
How do you use them in your everyday life?
• What do businesses, such as a restaurant, use a database for?
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