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1 INTRODUCTION TO

DATABASE CONCEPTS

Your Aim

Contents 1.7 Table Creation using Wizard in LibreOffice
1.1 Meaning of the Term ‘Data’ Base
1.2 Meaning of ‘Database’ 1.8 Insertion of Record
1.3 Database Management System (DBMS) in a Table
1.4 Table in a Database 1.9 Deletion of Record
From a Table
1.5 Data Type in a Table 1.10 Query Creation
1.6 Primary Key in a Table using Wizard

1.1 MEANING OF THE TERM ‘DATA’

Dear students, you have definitely come across the word ‘data’ in various real-world situations
or applications. Actually, whatever we do in the real world, it involves the recording of some
facts, figures, etc. These facts, figures, etc. are termed as data.
Let us discuss an example. You are a student of class 8 ; this is one of the facts of your
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whole description. Now, as a student of class 8 , you also possess various other attributes
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or data such as Admission No., Name, Section, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Date of
Birth, Blood group, etc. All these facts are used to describe your identity.
Data: Data can be defined as the facts, figures, numbers, symbols, etc. that are used

to describe the properties or characteristics of a person, object, etc. For example, a
student of a school has various kinds of data as given in the figure below:
A STUDENT HAS

ADMISSION NO. MOTHER’S NAME

NAME EMAIL

DATE OF BIRTH CLASS

1.2 MEANING OF ‘DATABASE’

Database: A database can be defined as a place or storage area which is used to store
a large amount of interrelated information about real-world objects or entities.

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