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Key Terms:
database- a collection of organized data
DBMS (Database Management System)- software used to manage databases
Field- a single piece of data (example: age)
Record- a complete set of fields about one item (example: one persons info)
Example of a DBMS
Example of a DBMS
A real world example of DBMS is jstor.org.
JSTOR uses a relational database to organize
Articles
Authors
Journals
Publication dates
By providing these searches it allows users to quickly search and find the information they are looking for.
Data - Wisdom example:
Data - Wisdom example:
Data: 41,42,43
Information: These numbers represent people's ages
Knowledge: Most people in the group are in their 40s
Wisdom: A company could target products to middle-aged adults
Lesson Learned / Why does it matter?
Data bases are important because they are used in everyday technology like:
School Systems
Banking Apps
Websites
They help organize large amounts of data and make it easy to search and use.
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