How Databases Work & The Basics of Searching

? POP QUIZ! . . . Scared you, didn't we?


Q:
Which of these is a database?

The Phone Book -- The TV Guide -- The Library Catalog

A: All three of them are!


A database is a way to store information about specific items. It stores that information in the form of records and fields. A Record identifies an item in the database. The Fields in each record describe the item.

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