6. Tools for Data storage and retrieval


Students Learn About:

  • tools for database storage and retrieval, including:
    • extracting relevant information through searching and sorting a database
    • selecting data from a relational database using Query by Example (QBE) and Structured Query Languages (SQL) commands, including:
      • select
      • from
      • where
      • order by
  • tools for hypermedia search and retrieval, including:
    • free text searching
    • operation of a search engine
    • indexing and search robots
    • metadata
    • reporting on data found in hypermedia systems

Students Learn To:

  • search a database using relational and logical operators
  • output sorted data from a database
  • generate reports from a database
  • construct an SQL query to select data from a given database, matching given criteria