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Edexcel IAL·Information Technology·IAL Information Technology

Databases

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Tables, records and fields, primary and foreign keys, relational databases, validation and basic queries.

A database stores organised data so it can be searched, sorted and updated efficiently.

Structure

  • A table holds data about one entity (e.g. Students).
  • A record (row) is one item; a field (column) is one attribute.
  • A primary key uniquely identifies each record (e.g. StudentID).
  • A foreign key links to a primary key in another table.

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