Organized collections of information stored on a computer are known as

tables

record

A single unit of data, or _____________, contains information about one individual or item.

field

Each separate piece of data that is stored in a record is known as a _____________.

data type

Only a certain kind of information, or _____________, can be entered into a database.

Garbage In, Garbage Out

The idea that a database is only as good as the data it contains is known as _____________.

database management system

A _____________ manages the storage, organization, processing, and retrieval of data in a

database.

sort

With database software, it is easy to _____________ data, or arrange information in different

ways.

relational databases

In _____________, files can be linked to each other by a field that is found in each of the files.

key field

A student’s name is an example of a _____________, a field that is found in each of the tables.

Object-oriented databases

_____________ store information about documents, audio clips, and video clips.

information overload

situation known as _____________.

browse

One way to find data is to _____________, or look through all the records in a database.

ascending order

When data is sorted in _____________, values such as 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C get larger or higher.

descending order

When data is sorted in _____________, values such as 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C get smaller or lower.

templates

With database software, it is easy to generate _____________, or ordered lists of selected

records and fields in an easy-to-read format.

report template

In most databases, users can design a _____________, a pattern that controls how data will be displayed.