Organizing Data: Fields and Records
Understanding the structure of a database and why data must be categorized correctly.
Key Questions
- Justify why it is better to store a date as a date type rather than just text.
- Differentiate between a record and a field in a table.
- Explain how fixed data types help prevent errors when entering information.
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