Database Activity Directions: Locate each online database using a WWW search engine. Fill in the correct information from the web site that corresponds to each database term. Example: A database that helps you contact/locate people Database: _______________________________________________________________________ Record: ________________________________________________ Field: ________________________________________________ Sort: ________________________________________________ Give an example of when you might use the database _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
A database with information about cars Database: _______________________________________________________________________ Record: ________________________________________________ Field: ________________________________________________ Sort: ________________________________________________ Give an example of when you might use the database _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
A database with information about animals Database: _______________________________________________________________________ Record: ________________________________________________ Field: ________________________________________________ Sort: ________________________________________________ Give an example of when you might use the database _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
A database with biographies of famous people Database: _______________________________________________________________________ Record: ________________________________________________ Field: ________________________________________________ Sort: ________________________________________________ Give an example of when you might use the database _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
A database with government information Database: _______________________________________________________________________ Record: ________________________________________________ Field: ________________________________________________ Sort: ________________________________________________ Give an example of when you might use the database _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
A database with units of measurement Database: _______________________________________________________________________ Record: ________________________________________________ Field: ________________________________________________ Sort: ________________________________________________ Give an example of when you might use the database _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Extra credit: Identify another kind of information database. Fill in the facts. A database with _____________________________________________________________ Database: _______________________________________________________________________ Record: ________________________________________________ Field: ________________________________________________ Sort: ________________________________________________ Give an example of when you might use the database _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Watch - Delicious Library - a program that helps you track your book and music collections. Name the database it utilizes.
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