BTEC 2012

Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Aidan

Lesson 11 Data Storage

(Student Book B Pg 18 - 21)

Starter What is meant by data storage?

General data is stored there
1. What is a database structure made out of?

Fields and records

Explain what is meant be each of the following terms.
Table

A set of records
Record

A record is all about one person or thing

Field

A single piece of data about a person or thing

Relationship
two fields in different tables depend on one another
Data Type
different types of data are usually classified as a certain 'data type'
2. Name the various data types that are used in databases.

I.
II.
III.
IV.

Currency
Date/time
Boolean
image

Databases use relationships to link different tables together as shown below.

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BTEC 2012
Unit 1 The Online World

Name: Aidan

3. What is a primary key?

A primary key is a field in a table which is unique and enables you to identify every
record in that table
4. What is a foreign key?

A foreign key is a field in one table that uniquely identifies a row of another table
5. What kind of relationships can tables have between each other?

Online databases are databases which are accessible using a network,

including the internet. They are very different to local databases as they
have to be accessed, and possibly updated, by millions of users. Normally
these databases will have thousands of rows of information. Usually
information is found in online databases by using a search engine.
6. How might an online database be used?

To transfer data to another device

7. What is a DBMS? What does it do?

Data base management system is a suite of computer software providing the

interface between users and a database or databases
8. Name some common database management systems that are used:

I.
II.
III.
IV.

Microsoft access
Rocket D3
Nebula research
Microsoft excel

Plenary What is the difference between a database and a database management system?
Database stores data randomly when DBMS stores data in order and is organized

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