GCSE Computer Science: Databases

A structured collection of data on a computer is called a .... ?

• Database

• Program

• Webpage

• File

Choose all the reasons for storing data in a computer database ...

• Data can be quickly retrieved

• Datacan be quickly sorted

• Datacan be stored in an organised structure

• Data can be presented in different formats

• It's quick to enter data

The object about which data is being stored is called the _________

• entity

• record

• field

• attribute

What two different words can be used to describe a single item of data stored in each database record?

• attribute

• field

• entity

• table

Every single row in a database about a new instance of an entity is called a _____________

• record

• field

• table

• key

A collection of records stored in a structured way about a common entity

• table

• file

• field

• attribute

The number of fields in this table is ____

• 1

• 5

• 8

• 9

The number of records in this table is _______

• 8

• 9

• 5

• 40

In a database table what is meant by the primary key?

• A field that must contain unique data for every record

• A record where every field must contain unique data

• The first field to be created in the table

• A field that is used to search the table for data

Which of these is a relational database application?

• Access

• Excel

• Sheets

• Publisher