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Chapter 8 Database
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Computer Science
8th Grade
09/29/2008

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Databases
Definition
Orginized collections of infromation that may or may not be stored in a computer.
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Table
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the underlying structure of a relational database characterized by rows and columns

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Record
Definition
A single unit of data that contains information about one individual or item
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Field
Definition
Each seperate peice od data that is stored in a record
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Data type
Definition

settings applied to a database field, which allow the field to store only information of a specific type and/or format

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GIGO
Definition
The idea that a database is only as good as the data it contains
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DBMS
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a software program used to manage the storage, organization, processing, and retrieval of data in a database

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Flat-File Database
Definition

a database that can work with only one table at a time

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Sort
Definition
Arrange information in different ways like alphabetically
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Relational Database

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a database in which shared key fields link data among tables

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Key field
Definition
A field that is found in each of the tables
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Object-oriented databases
Definition
store information about documents, audio clips, and video clips
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Information overload
Definition
A potential problem involved in the use of computers is having access to too much data
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Browse
Definition
Look through all the records in the database
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Ascending order
Definition
sorting data by increasing value
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Descending order
Definition
Sorting data by decreasing order
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Report
Definition

an ordered list of selected database records and fields in an easy-to-read format

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Report template
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a pattern that controls how data will be displayed in a database report

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ensuring data security
Definition
Using a password can help keep ur personal information safe from being misused
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