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- File organization
- Types of Database
Data vs. Information
Base
MS Access
File Maker Pro
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Each program creates a database file or files in its native format.
Manual Database – written directories / filing cabinets / massive
information
Disadvantages:
1. tedious
2. difficult to modify
3. re-arrange the list
Advantages of a Computerized Database:
1. provide speed
2. sorting require less time
3. compact
4. flexible – examine info from number of angles
5. more practical
Field
– A single item of data Name: Barry Harris
common to all records
An Example of a Table
Fields
Records
Name GatorLink Phone College
Graff rgraff 392-3900 Pharmacy
Harris bharris 392-5555 Medicine
Ipswich zipswich 846-5656 PHHP
What a Database Is and Is Not
The word database is commonly used to refer
to any of the following:
your personal address book in a Word document
a collection of Word documents
a collection of Excel Spreadsheets
a very large flat file on which you run some
statistical analysis functions
data collected, maintained, and used in airline
reservation
data used to support the launch of a space shuttle
Different parts of a database
Queries
Reports
Primary Keys & Foreign Keys
Name User Phone College
Graff rgraff 392-3900 Pharmacy
Harris bharris 392-5555 Medicine
Ipswich zipswich 846-5656 PHHP