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Access Vocabulary
terms and defintions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allows you to store,retrieve, analyze and print info | Database Management |
| Collection of items | Database |
| Lists the objecta in the database | Navigation pane |
| Complete set of data | record |
| a plane in which something is categorized | Field |
| The data entered into a field | Field value |
| The table displays its data organized into rows and columns | Datasheet view |
| A table with data organised into rows and columns | datasheet |
| a button used to select an entire field | field selector |
| button used to select a record | record selector |
| selects entire datasheet | datasheet selector |
| auto resize the column for best width for the data | best fit |
| rearranges how the database is stored on the disk and optimizes the performance of the database | Compacting |
| Numbers, text, or combo of both used for the order | alphanumeric order |
| adds a unique number to the primary key field for each record | autonumber |
| creates a database with an empty table in it | blank database |
| determines the kind of data you can enter in each field | data type |
| enters the same field value in a field every time record is added | default value |
| option used to describe what to enter in the field | description property |
| the top half of the table window | design grid |
| where you can add, delete, make changes to the way fields store data | design view |
| the bottom of the table window | field properties pane |
| describes a fields contents beyond basic data type | field property |
| sets the number of characters you can put in a text number or autonumber field | field size property |
| used to specify how you want access to deisplay numbers dates, times and text | format property |
| field that contains a unique field value for each record in the table | primary key |
| specifies whether you must enters a field valuein a record | required property |
| creates the database and one or more tables query form and report objects | template |
| selects records that match all of two or more conditions | and operator |
| a menu that opens when you click an arrow | autofilter |
| when a field displays a value calculated using other fields | calculated field |
| a field appears in both tables | common field |
| a way of telling the query which info you are interested in | condition |
| names enclosed in small square brackets | expression |
| temporarily displays records in a datasheet based on the condition | filter |
| when you need a record with info from several fields | filter by form |
| used and you select a field value | filter by selection |
| common field in a related table | foreign key |
| queries based on more than one table | multitable query |
| the back of les 3 vocaB |