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04 - Databases

 1. A database is a computerised system that makes it easy to search, select and store __________.

  information

  human beings

  keyboards

  computers

 2. The only place databases are used are libraries. Libraries use databases to store information about books.

  FALSE

  TRUE

 3. Your school might use a database to store information about ___________ or to store pupils' and teachers' contact information.

  cars

  attendance

  rings

  politlcal parties

 4. Databases are often protected using a ___________ in order to ensure people's personal data is kept safe.

  physical lock and key

  password

  wax seal

  signet ring

 5. A database for all the equipment in a sports shop would be made up of a single table with columns and ____.

  rows

  cells

  mats

  goals

 6. Each item that you put into your database is called a ________.

  reality

  record

  remedy

  recipe

 7. The columns of the table are called 'fields'. Examples of fields for a library with books would include:

  bank details, dating profile, house no. etc

  book type, author, publication date etc.

  price, location, edible or non edible

  paint colour, paint type, paint price

 8. Hospitals use databases to store information about _____________.

  all sorts of things, including patients and doctors.

  cats and dogs

  food

  birds

 9. A big company has a database for their employees. Name, age, address and telephone number are examples of: __________.

  fields

  files

  tables

  records

 10. A database is an _________system that allows data to be easily accessed, manipulated and updated.

  elementary

  autistic

  electronic

  autostatic