What does database mean?
Word: Database
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Database means a large store of information kept on a computer and arranged so that it is easy to search.
How do you spell database?
Syllables: da - ta - base
Tricky part: The second vowel is an a, not an e. Children think of the word on a calendar and write datebase.
Watch out for: datebase, databse
Memory tip: Picture three a's on a computer screen, one in each beat of the word.
Database in a sentence
Example 1: The library database tells you at once if a book is on the shelf.
Example 2: Scientists built a database of all the birds seen in Kerala.
Example 3: Our teacher showed us how to search the database for old match scores.
Fun Fact
India's Aadhaar system is one of the largest databases in the world, with records for more than a billion people.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
sabtadea
a) baseball
b) dashboard
c) dartboard
d) database
Show answer
d) database. The others all bring in letters that are missing from the jumble, such as o, r or l.
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) keybord
b) passwurd
c) database
d) softwear
Show answer
c) database. Keyboard has oa, software ends in ware, and password ends in the word word.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our club keeps the names of all its members in a databace.
a) members
b) club
c) names
d) databace
Show answer
d) databace. The s sound near the end is a plain s here, as in case, not a c.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
dattabase
a) d
b) s
c) t
d) b
Show answer
c) t. Nothing is doubled in the middle of this word.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A railway company would most likely use a database to ____.
a) look up ticket bookings
b) repair its metal rails
c) paint its old coaches
d) sweep the station floor
Show answer
a) look up ticket bookings
2. How would you find one name in a database?
a) type the name into a computer
b) open a drawer of old letters
c) ask a stranger on the telephone
d) flip through a wall calendar
Show answer
a) type the name into a computer
