Databases, despite their complex name, serve for a simple purpose - to collect information about people, any objects or phenomena. Most often, this is information about the organization collected into a single whole - its documents, invoices, invoices and contracts. Even an ordinary phone book with the names of subscribers can easily be called a database.
It is necessary
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Instructions
Step 1
Think about what kind of data you need to collect and store in a single database. Data about the connected computers of the local network (name, apartment number, ip-address, payment), information about your friends (name, phone, address, date of birth, work), your library (title of the book, author, year of issue, personal assessment) and others. Depending on the complexity of the grouping and the type of data, it is worth choosing the appropriate program.
Step 2
Search for "Database Program" to find the most suitable database for your purposes. Click on one of the links and carefully study the proposed options. Pay attention to the volume of the program, the interface and the need to pay for use. Also turn on antivirus to check for malicious codes.
Step 3
Download and install the program on your hard drive. Use Personal Video Database if you need to create a personal database of watched movies, "Info-Enterprise: Accounting" to manage your own accounting and others. On the Internet, there are many options for various software for solving such problems.
Step 4
Fill in the contents of the database according to the attached instructions. No program will take your data automatically, and it takes an effort to enter and structure the information. If you want to create a database yourself, try starting with Microsoft Access. In this program, you can edit tables and their fields, create links and queries, as well as various forms of data entry. It is also worth noting that this software is installed by default on a personal computer along with the operating system.