Introduction To Database

What a Database? A brief definition might be to store information, held over a period time and in computer readable form. A Store of Information classified into some practical purpose: (a) Static: Information collected for the sake of making a statistical analysis, e.g. the national census, or a survey of cracks in a stretch of motorway; (b) Growing: Textual material required for information retrieval e.g. technical abstracts, statutory or other regulations; (c) Dynamic: Operational and administrative information required for running an organization. In a commercial concern this will take the form of stock records, personnel records, customer records, among others.