Atomic+data

Atomic data
Data items are said to be atomic if they cannot be broken down into smaller data items.

In this example, Forename and Surname fields are atomic because they cannot be broken down into smaller data items
 * Example 1 - Atomic Fields **

In this example, the Pupil Name field is not atomic because it could be broken down into fields - Forename and Surname
 * Example 2 - Non-atomic Fields **