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Unit four database
cba database terms
Term | Definition |
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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 |
Data type | indicates the type of data that can be stored in a field |
Descending | sort order arranging text or numbers from Z to A, from largest to smallest, or from latest to earliest |
Field | a single characteristic of data that appears in a table as a column |
field name | a name that identifies a field |
Form | a database 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 identifies a record in a table |
Quary | 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 or table |
Report | a documents that uses data ffrom tables and/or queries; the user controls which items in the database will appear in the report and how it is filtered or sorted |
Sort | to arrange a list of words or numbers in ascending or descending order |
Table | a databass view of information arranged in a grid and columns |