Informatics — Grade 8
Spreadsheets, formulas and charts, databases, computer networks, HTML/CSS and the binary number system.
- 11 topics
- 4 chapters
- 11 min
Topics
Topics are grouped into chapters and listed in reading order.
4 topics
- 5
Databases: Tables and Records
A database is an organized collection of related data. We learn about tables, fields, records and key fields, as well as sorting and filtering.
Chapter 2. Databases1 min
- 6
Searching and Queries in a Database
We learn how to write a query to find the records we need in a database, using conditions and sorting.
Chapter 2. Databases1 min
- 7
Primary Keys and Relationships Between Tables
We learn about the primary key that identifies a record uniquely and how linking tables helps avoid repeating data.
Chapter 2. Databases1 min
- 11
The Binary Number System
We study the binary number system used by computers and learn to convert numbers from decimal to binary and back.
Chapter 4. Number Systems1 min