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| Information can be sorted in alphabetical or numerical order. Information can be sorted in either Ascending or Descending Order. |
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| One complete entry in a database. |
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| You can find a computerized database in either your community or school library. |
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| The smallest amount of information a database holds. |
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| Once you have entered all of the information for your database it is called this. |
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| The most common way a database is sorted. |
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| Class Schedule, Personal Address book, list of toys |
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| Only 3 of the examples of databases you can create to track school and hobbies. |
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| can be used to hold patient information, schedule patients, keep insurance information, list of all medicatioins patients take. |
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| True or False: A database can only hold 400 records. |
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| This statement is FALSE, the amount of records a database holds is limited by the memory in the computer and software. |
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| True or False: You can design your own database. |
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| This statement is TRUE. That is one of the great things about databases. By being able to design your own you can make it unique to your needs. |
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| True or False: You can only view your database one way. |
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| This statement is FALSE. Access has 2 main ways to view the database. |
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| True or False: Computerized databases have replaced card catalogues in many libraries. |
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| True or False: Databases only help businesses; scientists and schools have no use for them. |
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| This statement is false. Remember the schools database has a large amount of information about you. |
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| True or False: By using the filter/query feature you can exclude or include records from reports. |
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| True or False: Most databases are designed in the datasheet view. |
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| This statement is False. Most databases are designed in the Designm View. |
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| True or False: The two ways to view a Microsoft Access database are the Datasheet view or the Design View. |
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| True or False: You cannot control which fields are printed in reports. |
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| This statement is False. You can select the fields you want in the report. |
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