Podcast Beta
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Understanding the organization’s data and how they should be represented in a ______ is perhaps the most important lesson you can learn from this course.
database
Database - Is an organized collection of related information about any subject. - A DB does not have to be kept on a ______.
computer
For example, telephone directory, train timetable, etc. These are all examples of ______ based DB.
paper
One of the most successful databases in modern history is the ______ book.
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The telephone book is a collection of records on people and businesses who have ______.
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Prior to the development of digital databases, a business would use large filing cabinets filled with ______ files.
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An application such as ORACLE or SQL or M/S Access that enables you to create and manage a database on a computer is called a Database Management system (______).
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In a relational database, a field (or combination of fields) in a database record that is used to identify that record quickly is called a ______.
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A collection of records that contain the same fields is called a ______.
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Databases are made up of a number of related tables in a ______.
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An organized collection of related files / information about any subject is called a ______.
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The space where data or information is held in a database is called a ______.
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The kind of data that may be entered into fields is controlled by the ______.
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One complete set of fields relating to the same item is called a ______.
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A field (or combination of fields) in a database record that is used as a primary key for another table is called a ______.
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In a flat ______, full customer details, including the customer name, address, contact person, phone number, etc must be entered into the ______ each time an order is received.
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