Register : S Filename : B141002 Title : ? Date : ? Time : ? Recording device : wlk Length of conversation : ? Word count : 784 County : Greater London Locality : Barnet Setting : classroom Activity : computer lesson Type of conversation : conversation Superfield : ? Subject/Topic : ? Individual subject : ? Spontaneity rating : 3 Audience size : 2+ Background : mainly teacher talking throughout Identifier : 1 Name : Cassie Gender : f Age : 15 First Language : BrE Dialect : London Occupation : student Education : still studying Social Group : 2 Relationship to respondent : respondent Other relationships : pupil4 Background : respondent not taking part in this conversation Identifier : 4 Name : Richard Gender : m Age : 50 First Language : BrE Dialect : ? Occupation : teacher Education : ? Social Group : ? Relationship to respondent : teacher Other relationships : ? Background : ?

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item&NN1; onⅈ the&AT; file&NN1;.&YSTP; Okay&RR;?&YQUE; So&RR; we&PPIS2;'re&VBR; left&VVN; with&IW; fields&NN2;.&YSTP; What&DDQ; does&VDZ; field&VVI; mean&JJ;?&YQUE; Yes&UH;?&YQUE; Part&NN1; It&PPH1;'s&VBZ; part&NN1; of&IO; the&AT; record&NN1;,&YCOM; good&JJ; Okay&RR;,&YCOM; good&JJ;.&YSTP; It&PPH1;'s&VBZ;,&YCOM; right&RR; the&AT;,&YCOM; the&AT; field&NN1; is&VBZ; the&AT; part&NN1; of&IO; each&DD1; record&NN1; eg&REX; erm&FU; shall&VM; we&PPIS2; say&VVI; main&JJ; use&NN1;.&YSTP; Every&AT1; single&JJ; dog&NN1;,&YCOM; when&CS; the&AT; record&NN1; comes&VVZ; up&RP;,&YCOM; has&VHZ; got&VVN; a&AT1; field&NN1; headed&VVN; main&JJ; use&NN1; and&CC; then&RT; says&VVZ; something&PN1; likeⅈ guide&NN1; dog&NN1; guard&NN1; dog&NN1; rabitting&VVG; or&CC; whatever&DDQV; it&PPH1; is&NNU;.&YSTP; okay&RR;?&YQUE; So&RR;,&YCOM; that&DD1; is&VBZ; the&AT; way&NN1; inⅈ which&DDQ; files&NN2; are&VBR; structured&JJ;.&YSTP; We&PPIS2; have&VH0; a&AT1; file&NN1; er&FU; onⅈ each&DD1; of&IO; you&PPY;.&YSTP; I&PPIS1;'ve&VH0; 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all&DB; the&AT; way&NN1; acrossⅈ,&YCOM; what&DDQ; I&PPIS1; gave&VVD; you&PPY; for&IF; your&APPGE; erm&FU; attainment&NN1; and&CC; effort&NN1; grades&NN2; onⅈ the&AT; internal&JJ; progress&NN1; checks&NN2;,&YCOM; your&APPGE; exam&NN1; marks&NN2; and so on&RR;,&YCOM; so&RR; that&DD1; is&VBZ; my&APPGE; file&NN1;.&YSTP; That&DD1;'s&VBZ; called&VVN; ten&MC; computer&NN1; studies&NN2; file&NN1;.&YSTP; If&CS; I&PPIS1; turn&VV0; over&RP; I&PPIS1;'ve&VH0; also&RR; got&VVN; my&APPGE; eleven&MC; science&NN1; file&NN1;,&YCOM; the&AT; group&NN1; that&CST; I&PPIS1; teach&VV0; er&FU; science&NN1; toⅈ.&YSTP; Turn&VV0; over&RP; further&RRR;,&YCOM; there&EX;'s&VBZ; a&AT1; third&MD; file&NN1; for&IF; my&APPGE; upper&JJ; sixth&MD; physics&NN1; group&NN1; and so on&RR;,&YCOM; so&RR;,&YCOM; they&PPHS2; are&VBR; separate&JJ; files&NN2;,&YCOM; each&DD1; file&NN1; has&VHZ; got&VVN;,&YCOM; erm&FU;,&YCOM; inⅈ your&APPGE; case&NN1;,&YCOM; seventeen&MC; records&NN2;,&YCOM; onⅈ it&PPH1;,&YCOM; inⅈ the&AT; case&NN1; of&IO; my&APPGE; physics&NN1; group&NN1; only&RR; five&MC;,&YCOM; because&CS; that&DD1;'s&VBZ; the&AT; number&NN1; of&IO; pupils&NN2; inⅈ the&AT; group&NN1;,&YCOM; and&CC; then&RT;,&YCOM; beneathⅈ each&DD1; record&NN1; it&PPH1;'s&VHZ; got&VVN; the&AT; main&JJ; tutor&NN1; group&NN1; book&NN1; number&NN1; and&CC; then&RT; various&JJ; parts&NN2;.&YSTP; okay&RR;?&YQUE; So&RR; do&VD0; you&PPY; understand&VVI; the&AT; basic&JJ; structure&NN1; of&IO; a&AT1; file&NN1;,&YCOM; the&AT; records&NN2; that&CST; are&VBR; inⅈ it&PPH1;,&YCOM; and&CC; then&RT; the&AT; fields&NN2; withinⅈ each&DD1; record&NN1;?&YQUE; Right&RR;,&YCOM; okay&RR;,&YCOM; now&RT;,&YCOM; how&RRQ; are&VBR; we&PPIS2; going&VVG; toⅈ,&YCOM; er&FU; this&DD1; was&VBDZ; a&AT1; read&NN1; programme&NN1; for&IF; this&DD1; file&NN1; that&CST; I&PPIS1;'ve&VH0; already&RR; created&VVN;.&YSTP; What&DDQ; we&PPIS2;'re&VBR; gon&VVGK;na&TO; look&VVI; atⅈ is&VBZ; how&RRQ; you&PPY; can&VM; create&VVI;