All use computers in some manner Every office of the government, whether it be federal or state, uses computers. The links below will take you to just two of the many web sites devoted to providing information concerning the federal government. A database is a collection of data files that can be combined and treated as a unit for information retrieval purposes.
Computers use a hierarchy to store and retrieve data.
Characters are combined to form a field, such as an item description. Related fields are combined to form a record. An inventory record, for instance, might include fields for the stock number, the description, the number on hand, and the cost. Files can then be combined to form a database. An organization may have more than one database, each consisting of related files.