Database

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Flat File
Flat files contain only one table of data and can be created using spreadsheet software
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Relational Database
Relational Databases contain two or more tables with links or relationships between them
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Data Independance
Data Independance is when the data and the database programs used to access it are seperate from each other
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Data Consistency
Data consistency means the data is always the same in different files
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Data Integrity
Data integrity is based on the correctness of data e.g. ny new york, either could be correct.
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Data Redundancy
Data redundancy is to do with making sure data is not repeated unneccessarily
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Normalisation
Normalisation is a staged process that improves the design at each stage
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Relational Database

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Relational Databases contain two or more tables with links or relationships between them

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Data Independance

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Data Consistency

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Data Integrity

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