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A database is a way of organising information. The most useful feature of a database is the ability to search for information using different criteria. For example, if you had a database made up of all your favourite songs and you entered information on the following topics (fields):
Name of song, name of album, band and year,
You could search for the songs of a particular band and then search for all the songs on their latest album. The database will search the files using the two fields and quickly give you the names of the song you are interested in.
Some terms that you will need to know when using a database are:
Field |
Store, calculate, and display the data you have entered into a record. Field values can be text, numbers, dates times, pictures, sounds, movies |
Record |
When you enter data into the database you add a new record |
List view |
All records visible |
Form view |
Only one record visible |
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