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Page 1: G042 Task 2.  Know how to search an online database effectively  Know how to use complex search criteria & Boolean searches  Present evidence for Task

Online DatabasesG042 Task 2

Page 2: G042 Task 2.  Know how to search an online database effectively  Know how to use complex search criteria & Boolean searches  Present evidence for Task

Objectives

Know how to search an online database effectively

Know how to use complex search criteria & Boolean searches

Present evidence for Task 2 by using an online database effectively.

Page 3: G042 Task 2.  Know how to search an online database effectively  Know how to use complex search criteria & Boolean searches  Present evidence for Task

A online database is a data store with lots of information which can be interrogated using a web form,

The web form linked to an online database will have many options to select from including ranges,

By selecting different options its possible to create search strings which use different logical and relational operators,

You will need to find a good example of an online database for band 3 of task b and interrogate it with an many different searches as you can think of.

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Simple Online Database Search

By entering criteria into the input boxes and selecting options from different pull down menus you can create queries using operators…..

“Pizza Take-away” AND “Far Gosford Street, Coventry”

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Useful Websites

www.statistics.gov.uk www.ucas.ac.uk www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/ www.upmystreet.com www.rightmove.co.uk http://www.rcdb.com/os.htm?ot=2 http://www.accommodationforstudents.com/