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Unit 4 Database
CBA Database Terms
Term | Definition |
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Ascending | Sort order arranging text or numbers from A to Z, from smallest to largest, or from earliest to latest. |
Database | A collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use of data. |
Data Type | Indicates the type of data that can be stored in a field. |
Descending | Sor order arranging text or numbers from Z to A, from largest to smallest, or from latst to earliest. |
Field | A single characteristic of data that appears in a table as a column. |
Field Name | A name that identifies a field. |
Form | A database view that allows the user to see all fields for one record and enter them one at a time. |
Primary Key | A field that uniquely identifies a record in a table. |
Query | A question presented in a way that allows the database to process and generate specific data from one or more tables. |
Record | A collection of fields that appear as a row in a database or table. |
Report | A document that uses data from tables and/or queries; the user controls which items in the database will apear in the report and how it is filtered or sorted. |
Sort | to arrange a list of words or numbers in ascending or descending order. |
Table |