Databases in Real Life

In this lesson, we will use an online database to search and filter real data.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.Creating a chart on a computer is better than creating by a chart by drawing because ... (Tick 2 boxes)

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1/3

Q2.Which two fields have been used to create this graph?

2/3

Q3.Here are two views which we can see when using a database: ‘table view’ and ‘chart view’. If I wanted to know which two of the countries listed had the largest population, which view would be the most useful?

3/3

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Creating a chart on a computer is better than creating by a chart by drawing because ... (Tick 2 boxes)

Select two (2) boxes

1/3

Q2.Which two fields have been used to create this graph?

2/3

Q3.Here are two views which we can see when using a database: ‘table view’ and ‘chart view’. If I wanted to know which two of the countries listed had the largest population, which view would be the most useful?

3/3

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Databases in Real Life

Materials from the Teach Computing Curriculum created by the National Centre for Computing Education

Q1.Which of these are features of a flat-file database? (Tick 3 boxes)

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Q2.Which of these are fields? (Tick 4 boxes)

Select four (4) boxes

2/3

Q3.Data in online databases (such as flight-finders) can be searched and then ...

3/3

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Databases in Real Life

Materials from the Teach Computing Curriculum created by the National Centre for Computing Education

Q1.Which of these are features of a flat-file database? (Tick 3 boxes)

Select three (3) boxes

1/3

Q2.Which of these are fields? (Tick 4 boxes)

Select four (4) boxes

2/3

Q3.Data in online databases (such as flight-finders) can be searched and then ...

3/3

Lesson summary: Databases in Real Life

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This was the final lesson in the unit Flat-File Databases.

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