ICT Presenting Information.

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ICT Presenting Information Coursework

Robert Scott

A card based catalogue is a system of keeping information in a paper based format. You write basic details about one item such as its name, price, colour, size etc. All the cards would have similar details, set out in the same way the cards are then set in alphabetical chronological or numerical order.

An advantage in having a card-based system is that information can not be lost due to technological faults or breakages in the form of power surges viruses etc.

A disadvantage in using the system is that it’s almost impossible to store or locate exact information like a Size 18 pair of trousers for woman there are often too many pieces of conflicting information.

A computer data-base is data that’s stored on a computer in a database program “Microsoft Access. It’s a collection of related data items which are structured and linked so that the data can be accessed in a number of ways.

An advantage of a computer database is that you are able to search for precise things such as Size 18 trousers for woman very quickly.

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A disadvantage of a Computer database is that because it’s on a computer you are prey to technical failures and mishaps such as power surges or shortages viruses etc.

Sensible field names for storing personal information on people would be NAME, POST CODE, and TOWN.

The Dewey decimal System

If you wanted to use the Dewey decimal System in order to locate the book 591.04

You would go to the 500 main section first you would then move along the books until you reached the 590 class number section then you would see a list ...

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