ICT PRACTICAL WORKSHEET - Std X 8.

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Name of Chapter Unit 8: Database - An introduction
Name of Activity * Creating a database
* Familiarising Table, Form, Report, Query etc
Software used Libre office Base
Time 40 Minutes
Order of events
Opening Software, Application -> office -> Libre Office Base
Creating and saving a In the database wizard click on 'create a new database' and proceed by
new database clicking 'next'.
Save the file in a folder giving suitable name.
Creating Table Select 'tables' from database panel and click on 'create tables in design
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Filed Name (Field Type)
Book No (Number)
Book Name(Text)
Author (Text)
Price (Number)
Date_Purchase (Date)
Making primary key - Right click on the rectangle left to the filed name 'Book No" and tick
'Book No' 'primary key'.
Save the table with suitable name.
Creating Form select 'forms' from database panel and click on 'use wizard to create
form' from the task panel.
Select the table that has been created from the 'tables and queries'.
include the required filelds to the form using the arrow button.
Select a suitable lay out.
Give a suitable name and save the form.

Open the form and enter the data through the form
Creating a query - select 'queries' from database panel and click on 'use wizard to create
finding out the books query' from the task panel.
which have a price Select the fields to be included in the query.
above 150 specify the sorting order.
In the next window, specify the condition (Fields: Price, Condition:
greater than, Value: 150)
Save the query and open it from the work area to see the details.
reating Report Click on 'report' in the database panel. click on 'Use Wizard to Create
Report' from the Task Panel.
select the table or query and include the fields in 'Fields.
Select suitable layout. Give a name in 'Title of report' and press 'finish'.
Open the report from the work area and see the details.
Prepared byM A Rasack Vellila, HSA TSS Vadakkangara, Malappuram

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