Year 5

Databases in Real Life

Year 5

Databases in Real Life

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use an online database to search and filter real data.

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3 Questions

Q1.
Creating a chart on a computer is better than creating by a chart by drawing because ... (Tick 2 boxes)
It will always be right
It will be more accurate
Correct answer: It's easier to try different chart types
Correct answer: It's quicker
Q2.
Which two fields have been used to create this graph?
An image in a quiz
Area and currency
Correct answer: Country name and area
Currency and population
Population and country name
Q3.
Here are two views which we can see when using a database: ‘table view’ and ‘chart view’. If I wanted to know which two of the countries listed had the largest population, which view would be the most useful?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Chart view
Table view

3 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are features of a flat-file database? (Tick 3 boxes)
Correct answer: Can be used to search and sort a dataset
Correct answer: Is a collection of organised data
Is a collection of tables that contain data
Correct answer: Is stored on a computer
Retrieves its data from the Internet
Q2.
Which of these are fields? (Tick 4 boxes)
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A
Correct answer: B
Correct answer: C
Correct answer: D
Correct answer: E
F
G
H
Q3.
Data in online databases (such as flight-finders) can be searched and then ...
Correct answer: Filtered
Narrowed
Reduced
Sifted