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In most shops now they have a system called EPOS (Electronic Point Of Sale) This is a combination of a till and a database. It has been designed as a database which carries all the inventory of the store (all the data regarding the stock) It will record stock in through deliveries, internal stock transfers and even retrurned stock. Each stock line in broken in to groups for instance Chilled, Frozen or White goods, Audio, even book types or music genre. Its that adaptable. In additon it will record sales by department and account for cash and non cash sales. In many newer version in multi-national stores there can be facilities to order stcok at the point of sale directly from manufacture. The system is in two parts, the till system and teh back office system the prior is where the transactions happen, the latter is where management of the system occurs
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What are the fields that you would expect to find in a database for a shop selling computer games?
List the fields that you would expect to find in a database for a shop selling computer games.
Is 'A database uses characteristics such as field size and data type to define each field' false?
No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.No it is not false. Database fields do have field sizes and data types.
How databases generate sales or profits?
In database each row have some fields or attributes . In a shop database there is a field for sales and using the data of sales field, profit can be calculated.
What is a group of fields in a database called?
Any computer based database is composed of certain things in a certain order. The simplest part of a database is the field. Fields can contain pictures or text or sounds or instructions on what to do with other information in other fields. Fields are grouped into Records. Records are the total of all the information on a particular person or item. Records can be combined with other records then to build the database
What is the database that contains tables linked by common fields?
A relational database is a database that contains tables linked by common fields. These common fields are used to establish connections between the tables and to retrieve related data across multiple tables using queries.
What is the key fields in a database?
what is a Absolute reference
What makes up a database?
A database is made up of related information in Tables and fields.
Describe database normalization?
Database Normalization is the process of organizing the fields and tables of a relational database to minimize redundancy and dependency
When you create a database you define its that is you assign names and types to all the fields?
When you create a database, you define its structure by assigning names and data types to all the fields. This process involves specifying the tables, fields, and relationships between them to organize and store data efficiently. By defining the database schema, you establish the blueprint for how data will be stored and accessed within the database.
How many fields does a database have?
Modern databases do not have a preset number of fields. Rather, the data architect determines the needed tables and number of fields per table and declares that to the database software. Fields can--with some restrictions--also be added and removed later as needed. That said, each database application does have a maximum limit on the number of fields per table and the number of tables per database, which information has to come from the database manufacturer. But those limits are usually vastly greater than anyone might want. It is part of a computer and it has many fields.
What software can be used to create the database tables fields and records?
Database management software
What is a group of related fields in a database called?
record.
