Databases in Real Life

Computing

Creating a paper-based database

Computer databases

Using a database

Using search tools

Comparing data visually

Flat-File Databases

Is a collection of tables that contain data

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

Which of these are fields? (Tick 4 boxes)

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

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

Which two fields have been used to create this graph?

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?

This lesson will be removed by the end of the Spring Term 2026.

Databases in Real Life

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by the end of the Spring Term 2026.