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Comp Literacy Basics WB
Lesson 11
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Computer Science
8th Grade
02/15/2011

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Attribute
Definition
A column of data that contains related data in a database, such as employees’ last names
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Data type
Definition
A specification that determines the data that can be entered in a field
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Database
Definition
A program, such as Microsoft Access, that organizes information in records
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Field
Definition
One item of data, such as an employee’s ID number, last name, or title
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Field properties
Definition
The attributes and appearance of tables and data, such as setting a character limit or determining a default value
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Form
Definition
An Access window that contains all of the information about a specific record, and which is use for data entry or editing
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Input mask
Definition
Text that provides clues to the data to be inserted, such as YYYY-MM-DD to indicate that the data November 4, 2010 should be entered as 2010-11-04
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Instance
Definition
A row of data that contains all of the information about one record
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Macro
Definition
A task related to a database object, such as adding a command button, created without using programming language
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Module
Definition
A task related to a database object; similar to a module but uses Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), a program language
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Navigation Pane
Definition
An Access window that can be organized by object type, category, data, and other views
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Primary key
Definition
A distinct field in a database that is used to make sure that each record is unique
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Property sheet
Definition
A window in Access Design view that allows you to set the field properties of a table in a database
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Query
Definition
To retrieve information based on search criteria
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Record
Definition
The complete information on one entity in the database, such as an employee
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Report
Definition
A database object that displays the contents of a table or of the results of a query in a readable and organized format
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