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unit 4 database
cba database
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ascending | Sort order arranging text or numbers from A to Z, from smallest to largest, or from earliest to latest |
| Database | A collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use of data |
| Descending | Sort order arranging text or numbers from Z to A, from largest to smallest,or from latest to earliest |
| Field | A single chaacteristic of data that appears in a table as a column |
| field name | A name that identifies a field |
| Form | a databadse view that allows the user to see all fields for one record and enter them one at a time |
| Primary key | A field that uniquely identifiesa record in a table |
| Query | A question presented in a way that allows The database to process and generate specific data form one or more tables |
| Record | A collection of fields that appear as a row in a database or table |
| Report | a document that uses data from tables and/or queries; the user controls which items in The database will appear in the report andhow it is filtered or sorted |
| sort | To arrange a list of words or numbers in ascending or descending order |
| Table | A database view of information arranged in a grid of rows and columns |