3. Records

As you saw previously, each table can store a great deal of data.

Each table contains a lot of records.

 

DEFINITION: A record is all of the data or information about one person or one thing.

In the table below, all of the information about each cartoon character is stored in a 'row' or 'record'.

database record

1. What information could you find in the record for Cat Woman?

2. What records do you think are stored on the database at your school?

3. How about your school library - what records would be stored on their database?

 

Challenge see if you can find out one extra fact on this topic that we haven't already told you

Click on this link: Database Record