Create, read, update and delete

Have you ever played with your toys or your favorite game and wanted to make some changes to it? Maybe you wanted to add a new toy, remove one that you weren't playing with anymore or change the color of a game piece? Well, computers are kind of like this too! Except that they use different words: create, read, update, and delete.

Create means making something new. In computer talk, it means that we want to make a new piece of information, like a new document or a new picture. It's like creating a new toy with clay or drawing with your crayons.

Read means looking at something that already exists. This is like reading your favorite book or seeing a toy on your shelf. In computer talk, it means that we want to see or look at the information that we have already created.

Update means changing something that already exists. This is like coloring a toy a different color or changing the rules of your favorite game. In computer talk, it means that we want to change the information we already have. For example, correcting a typo in a document, changing the address of a friend or updating your high score in your favorite game.

Delete means removing something that we no longer need or want. This is like throwing away a broken toy or getting rid of old clothes. In computer talk, it means that we want to remove or get rid of the information we no longer need.

So, create means making something new; read means looking at something that already exists; update means changing something that already exists, and delete means removing something that we no longer need or want. Just like playing with your toys, we can do all of these things with the information on our computers!