UBB/ Informatics 2

Unit 15.- Worksheets and databases.

I.

Read the text on page 76 about Databases and answer these

questions in English.

1) What is it known as the database management system ( DBMS) ?

2) What might a record about an employee consist of ?

3) How can it be possible to keep track of stock, sales, market trends and
others ?

II. True (T), False(F).

1. ___ A database can manage any type of data including links to
websites.
2. ___ The so called fields make possible the entering of information into
the database.
3.____ You cant always change fields but they can be easily updated.
4.____ A card index system is much faster than an electronic database.
5.____ Besides, the electronic database occupies a lot more space.
6.____ A database program makes it possible for us to create an index.
7.____ An index is a list of records ordered according to the content of
certain fields.
8. ___ However with the index it isnt possible to search the database and
to sort records into numerical or alphabetical order.

II.- Complete these statements about databases using the information

from the text.
1 A database management system is used
to
...
2 Information is entered into database
via

3 Each field
holds

4 Updating a file means

5. Some advantages of a database program over a manual filing system

are

.
6. Access to a common database over a network can be protected by
using
.
II.

Solve the clues and complete the puzzle.( Page 76 )