This is work in progress here. To view the full Database Tutorials, go to : Shaboodle Flat File DatabaseOver the course of the next few lessons you will learn how to create a flat file database and see some different ways to view it and interrogate the database. We will be using Microsoft Access for this task. You will need to watch each tutorial and then do what it says using a database of your own. You should read through the content about databases provided in other sections of this website 1. Start making your own databaseYou could choose topics such as:
Initial Reading:Before we begin the tutorials, you will need to know some Database basics. Read the following text and answer the 'remember' questions from each of the two sections (3.1 and 3.2) in your books. It comes from chapter 3 of your textbook. Tutorial 1 - Initial Design:When we are ready to input data, we need to take into consideration several things so that the data is accurate. Read the text below (from your textbooks chapter 3.3) and answer the 'Remember' and 'Think' questions in your books. Then go on to the tutorial below which will take you through the process of quickly adding data. Tutorial 2 - Populating a databaseThe tutorial below will demonstrate how to quickly populate an Access database with relevant data. After watching the tutorial, populate your own database with data that is accurate and hopefully interesting. After watching this short tutorial, go ahead and add images to your database to make it more interesting. |
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