Database II

Computer Science J.S.S 3 Second Term

Sub-theme: Basic knowledge of Information Technology

Week 5

Database II

Performance Objective

Student should be able to:

1. Identify various forms of Database
2. Start and open an existing Database.
3. Input, store and retrieve information from a Database application

Content

A system that contains databases is called a database management system. The typical diagram representation for a database is a cylinder.

Types of Databases

The simplest form of databases is a text database. When data is organized in a text file in rows and columns, it can be used to store, organize, protect, and retrieve data. Saving a list of names in a file, starting with the first name and followed by the last name, would…