What is a database?
Lets try using the define feature in google……enter “define: database” into the search criteria. After discussing various definitions in class, record the one which is most meaningful to you.
Examples of Databases
Given your above definition what would be some examples of commonly encountered databases
Open your browser at the following address.
www.yellowpages.com.au
Use the website to answer the following problems.
1. I know there is a computer shop in the main street of Katoomba (Katoomba St.), but I don’t know its name. See if you can find the number for me.
2. Sally lives in Merrylands on Fowler Rd. and she wants to know the closest florist to where she lives. Help her out (see if you can get her a map).
3. You want the phone numbers of some motels in Noosa QLD. But of course your phone book only has NSW numbers?
4. Just for fun try the white pages and see if you can find a map of you or your friends house.
¨ Is the yellow/white pages a database? Give reasons for your answer.
¨ What can you see as some of the advantages of using this electronic database compared to the conventional paper based version of the yellow pages?
¨ Do you see any dangers or disadvantages in this online version of the yellow pages?
Lets try using the define feature in google……enter “define: database” into the search criteria. After discussing various definitions in class, record the one which is most meaningful to you.
Examples of Databases
Given your above definition what would be some examples of commonly encountered databases
Open your browser at the following address.
www.yellowpages.com.au
Use the website to answer the following problems.
1. I know there is a computer shop in the main street of Katoomba (Katoomba St.), but I don’t know its name. See if you can find the number for me.
2. Sally lives in Merrylands on Fowler Rd. and she wants to know the closest florist to where she lives. Help her out (see if you can get her a map).
3. You want the phone numbers of some motels in Noosa QLD. But of course your phone book only has NSW numbers?
4. Just for fun try the white pages and see if you can find a map of you or your friends house.
¨ Is the yellow/white pages a database? Give reasons for your answer.
¨ What can you see as some of the advantages of using this electronic database compared to the conventional paper based version of the yellow pages?
¨ Do you see any dangers or disadvantages in this online version of the yellow pages?
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