Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Computer Studies outline · Section C: Computer Application Packages
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Definition of a database and examples of database packages, including dBase, FoxBase, MS Access, and Oracle.
Objective
Define a database and give examples of database packages.
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Basic database terms: file, record, field, key, form, and table.
Objective
Define basic database terms.
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Database organisation: hierarchical, network, and relational models.
Objective
List and explain the different types of database organisation.
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Application areas of databases in offices, homes, education, government, hospitals, agriculture, and other organisations.
Objective
List the application areas of databases in different organisations.
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Database formats in MS Access: files designed as tables, tables comprising rows and columns, rows containing related record information, and columns containing specific field information.
Objective
Explain the features of database formats in MS Access.
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Creating a database in MS Access by defining its structure, indicating field types such as numeric, character, date, and text, entering data, and saving data.
Objective
Carry out the steps required to create and save a database in MS Access.
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Operations on existing MS Access databases, including searching, modifying, sorting, reporting, selecting, inserting, and closing the database.
Objective
Carry out basic operations on an existing MS Access database and close the database.
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