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Pupils in 3^rd and 4^th year of a secondary school are going on a team building weekend. The details are stored in a database. An example of a record. (1 point)

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A parent wants to see the records of all pupils held on this database. Does he have the right to see all records? Explain your answer. KU (2 points)

Describe how the guidance teacher would be able to get a hardcopy of only those 3^rd year pupils who are in Yellow House.PS (4 points)

A new pupil has joined the school in 4^th year. What must be done to include her details in the file? PS (1 point)

How can the school prevent unauthorised access to the computerised pupil files? KU (1 point)

Some teachers at the school do not know very much about computers. Fortunately the database uses a Graphical User Interface. Give two reasons why this type of interface is useful for beginners. KU (2 points)

A lot of printing has been done and the Guidance department has been asked to pay towards running costs. Give two running costs of having the records printed out. KU (2 points)

The guidance teacher makes a second copy which she stores on a floppy disk. What is this second copy called? KU (1 point)

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