BTEC ITYears 10–13Information Technology

Database design — tables, queries, forms

BTEC: Information Technology: Database design — tables, queries, forms

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Think of a database like a digital filing cabinet. Each drawer is a table, and each file is a record.

  2. 2

    What is a row in a database table called?

  3. 3

    Drag the fields into the correct order for a 'Students' table: StudentID, FirstName, LastName, DateOfBirth.

  4. 4

    Let's build a query to find all students in Year 10. A query asks the database a question.

  5. 5

    What does a query do?

  6. 6

    A form is like a friendly screen that helps you enter data into a table. Instead of typing into a spreadsheet, you fill in a form!

  7. 7

    Which is the best tool for entering a new student's details?

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