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Access Vocab
Question | Answer |
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What contains all of the raw data within the database in a spreadsheet-like view? | Table |
Allows you to select a subset of fields or records from one or more tables. | Query |
Provides an easy-to-use data entry screen. | Form |
Provides a professional printout of data that can contain enhancements such as headers, footers, graphics, and calculations on groups of records. | Report |
what's a sample database provided within the microsoft access program? | Template |
What's a specific piece or category of data such as a first name, last name, city, state, or phone number? | Field |
A group of related fields that describes a person, place, thing or transaction such as a customer, location, product, or sale. | Record |
What's a field that contains unique information for each record? | Key Field |
What's a relational database? | Multiple tables that are linked together to address a business process such as managing tours, sales, etc. |
The parts of an access database that help you view, edit, manage, and analyze the data/ | Objects |
The _________ _____ field of a table serves two important purposes | Primary Key |
What are the characteristics that define the field? | Properties |
You use _________ __________ ______ to add, delete, or move the fields in an existing query. | Query Design View |
The relationship between two tables is displayed with what? | Link line or join line |
The _________ ____________ is the thin gray bar above each field in the query grid. | Field Selector |
you can use a _____________ character to represent any character in the condition entry. such as a question mark to search for any single character. | Wildcard |
Fast and easy way to filter the records for an exact match. | Filter By Selection |
To filter for comparative data, you must use the _______ ___ ______ feature. | Filter By Form |
________________ a table or query datasheet temporarily displays only those records that match given criteria. | Filtering |
Which means that all criteria must be true to select the record? | AND criteria |
the ___ ______ criterion finds all records where no entry has been made in the field. | Is Null |
___ ____ ____ finds all records where there is any entry in the field, even if the entry is 0. | Is Not Null |
you use ___ ______ when any one criterion must be true in order for the record to be selected. | OR criteria |