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Business
12th Grade
01/22/2009

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field
Definition
contains a single unit of information
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record
Definition
a group of related fields that describe a person, place, event or thing
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primary key
Definition
a field that contains unique information for each record - no two records are ever assigned the same value for this field
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table
Definition
a collection of records for a single subject in a spreadsheet-like view(is composed of fields and records)
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database
Definition
a collection of tables associated with a general topic
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relational database
Definition
an Access database organized into easy to visualize tables
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objects
Definition
the parts of an Access database that help you view, edit, manage and analyze the data, such as tables, queries, forms, reports, macros and modules
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form
Definition
provides an easy to use data entry screen
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query
Definition
allows the user to select a subset of fields or records from one or more tables
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report
Definition
provides a professional printout of data that can contain special features such as headers, footers, and graphics
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properties
Definition
characteristics that define a field
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field name
Definition
found at the top of the table - describes what is in the table column
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data type
Definition
determines what kind of data can be entered into a field, such as numbers, text or dates
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