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Chapter 5 Databases Aaron Bolaños

The document discusses databases and their uses. It defines a database as a collection of related information stored in a computer. Databases are organized into files, records, fields, and data. There are several types of databases including text-based, hypermedia, and multimedia databases. Teachers and students can create their own databases to record information and stimulate decision making.

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Chapter 5 Databases Aaron Bolaños

The document discusses databases and their uses. It defines a database as a collection of related information stored in a computer. Databases are organized into files, records, fields, and data. There are several types of databases including text-based, hypermedia, and multimedia databases. Teachers and students can create their own databases to record information and stimulate decision making.

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UNIVERSIDAD MARIANO GALVEZ FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS TICS LICDA.

SILVIA SOWA

CHAPTER No. 5: DATABASES

BOLAOS PINEDA, JONATTAN AARON ID: 6076-12-2497 DATE: MAY 25TH. 2012

Introduction

In this society full of technology, there are many resources to be used by teachers and students. One of these kinds of resources is the databases. These are used to get and record information by teacher and students.

DATABASES

Organizing and Analyzing Information: In the new era of technology, there are bunches of information that people process every day. Information is encoded in a variety of formats and versions. Based on this definition, the learning and information processes are used to create and develop programs that communicate the meaning or the message effectively.

Many specialists like Naisbitt and Shenk show their interest about the people who is starved for knowledge. Shenk wrote in 1997 that the glut of information no longer adds to our quality of life, but instead begins to cultivate stress, confusion, and even ignorance.

Nowadays, we are in a continuous bombing of information. For example: in 1971, the average of American people was targeted by at least 560 daily advertising messages. In 1991, that number has risen to 3000 messages per day. Most of the people that stay in an office spent time processing documents. They process over 1 million words per week.

How people can live nowadays with a bunch of information every day? Shenk proposed five methods to live with this issue, in his book Data Smog: 1. Be your own filter. 2. Learn to be economical about what you say. 3. Simplicity 4. Avoid overly specialized. 5. Begin a dialogue that moves toward and informed public policy.

Teachers, who teach technology, need to set information literacy. This will help students to: 1. Recognize the accurate and complete information is the basis for intelligent decision making. 2. Formulate questions based on information needs. 3. Evaluate information 4. Organize information for practical application. 5. Use information in critical thinking and problem solving. So based on this previous information, let us define what a database is: A database is a collection of related information or facts stored in a computer. People interact every day with databases: For example, at the time you are in an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine). Some databases that people can use to program a database are: dBase FileMaker Pro Microsoft Works Apple-Works

Database Structure: The structure of a database is organized in files, records, fields and data. To create a database you have to introduce information about your students and some of their characteristics like students names, parents names, addresses, home phone number, e-mail, this information is classified as fields, for example. At the time you type this information of each of your students. All of that information is the record. At the time, you complete all the information, you have a file. There are many types of databases, such as: Text-based databases. Hypermedia databases. Multimedia databases.

Text-Based Databases: These databases include text information (letters and numbers). Some of the programs available to people are: AppleWorks, Microsoft Works and Access. Hypermedia Databases: These databases present an alternative to the traditional databases (text-based databases). In this kind of databases, users can move about within the database environment without linear, sequential restrictions. Multimedia Databases: These databases are consisted of information in a variety of media forms, such as: pictures, video-clips, text and sounds. They are used by links.

Teachers and students can create databases: These databases can be based on researches and complete them with information defined by the teacher. These kinds of projects are used to stimulate the process of decision. Commercial databases: These are used by the companies and to be used by teachers and students in a classroom.

Objectives

Databases are used to record information These are used by teachers and students. The databases are organized by files, records, fields and data.

Conclusions

Database is a good resource for teaching technology to students. There are many types of databases such as: Text-based, Hypermedia and Multimedia. Now, databases can be created by teachers and students in programs like Microsoft Works or Access, for example.

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