Int2_Info_Systems

What is a database?
A database is a collection of data about a subject that has been organised into some order so that the output becomes information. The data can be stored either on paper in a manual database orelectronically on a computer system. An example of a manual database is a telephone directory. The data is organised alphabetically by: Surname, First Name, Initials, Address, Town and Telephone Number, e.g.
 *  Surname || Forename || Initial || Address || Town || Telephone ||
 * Jones || Mary || C. || 2 Tweed Street || Bo’ness || 01506 8256478 ||
 * Smith || Andrew || T. || 48a Rose Drive || Linlithgow || 01506 956423 ||
 * Smith || Thomas || C. || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">16 Main Street || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">Grangemouth || <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate;">01324 89521 ||