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Introduction To Databases

This document provides an introduction to databases. It defines data as raw facts and figures without meaning, and information as processed data that has proper meaning and is useful for decision making. It explains that a database is an organized collection of data that can be added, modified, deleted, sorted, and searched. A database uses tables with rows and columns to arrange data, with each row being a record and each column being a field containing a particular data type.

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Introduction To Databases

This document provides an introduction to databases. It defines data as raw facts and figures without meaning, and information as processed data that has proper meaning and is useful for decision making. It explains that a database is an organized collection of data that can be added, modified, deleted, sorted, and searched. A database uses tables with rows and columns to arrange data, with each row being a record and each column being a field containing a particular data type.

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LEARNING ALLIANCE

FAISALABAD COMPUTER

Name ___________________________________________Grade__________ Date ________

Introduction to Databases
Handout

Data Information
Data is the collection of raw facts and figures. Processed data is called information. When raw
It is without any proper meaning. facts and figures are processed and arranged in
Data may be a collection of words, numbers, some order, then they become information.
graphics or sounds. Information has a proper meaning and is useful
in decision-making.

Examples of Information:
Examples of Data

1) Student data on Admission forms 1) Student ID Cards


2) Student’s examination data 2) Report / Result card
3) Data of citizens 3) Survey reports and results
4) Survey data 4) Census report (Total population, online
process survey poll results etc)

Data Processing Information

Database
A database is simply an organized collection of data. Data can be added, modified, deleted,
sorted and quickly searched for using a database.
Example for Database Management System (DBMS)
Microsoft Access, MySQL, Oracle and FileMaker.
LEARNING ALLIANCE
FAISALABAD COMPUTER

A table arranges the data using rows as records and columns as fields.

Name Cost Items Total amount


Bread Rs.200 15 Rs. 3000
This is a field
Milk Rs.250 21 Rs. 5250
Eggs Rs. 300 16 Rs. 4800
This is a record

● Record
It is a complete row containing values for each field.
For example: The given table has 3 records and 4 fields.

● Field
Each field has a particular data type.

For example: The field “Name” will only allow alphabetical values, while the field “items”
will only allow numeric values for the records.

Sorting

To sort means to put something in an order, allowing information to be found easily. It can
be ascending or descending order for the data.

Ascending means increasing from small to large, e.g (A - Z, Smallest to Largest)

Descending means decreasing from large to small, e.g (Z - A, Largest to Smallest)

Data Types: You can add the following types of data in a database table.

Data Type Description Example

Text Letters (a-z, A-Z) Hello, this all text

Number Numbers (0 - 9) Data that supports 123, 898


mathematical calculations.

Date Day / Month / Year 21/ 03 /2023

Boolean A value that can either be Yes or No Yes, No (True / False)

Currency Numbers with currency symbols. $, , €

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