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Unit 4 database
CBA database
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ascending | sort order arraning text or numbers from a to z, form smallest to largest or earliest to latest |
| Database | a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and the use of data |
| Data type | indicates the type of data that can be stored in a filed |
| Descending | sort order arranging text numbers from largest to smallest, or latest to earliest |
| Field | a single characteristic of data that appears in a talbe as a column |
| Feild name | a name that idemtifies a field |
| Form | a database view that allows the user to see the fields for on record and enter them one at a time |
| Primary Key | a field that uniquely identifies a record in a table |
| Query | a question presented in a way that allows the database to process and generate specific data from one or more tables |
| Record | a collection of fields that appear as a row in a database |
| Report | a document that uses data form tables; the users controls which items in the database will apear in the report and hoe it is filtered |
| Sort | to arrange a list of words or numbers in ascending or descending order |
| Table | a database view of information arranged on a grid of rows and coulmns |