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Database
Organized collection of facts about people, events, things, or ideas related to a specific topic.
Data
Facts about people, events, things, or ideas.
Information
Data that's organized in a useful manner.
Flat database
A simple database file that's not related or linked to any other collection of data.
Table
Database object that stores the data and is the foundation of an Access database.
Record
Table row that contains all of the categories of data pertaining to one person, place, thing, event, or idea.
Field
Single piece of information that's stored in every record and represented by a column in a table.
1st principle of good database design
Principle stating that data is organized in tables so that there's no redundant data.
2nd principle of good database design
Principle stating that techniques are used to ensure the accuracy of data entered into a table.
Normalization
Process of applying design rules and principles to ensure that a database performs as expected.
Common field
Field in one or more tables that stores the same data.
Objects
Basic parts of a database; like tables, queries, forms, and reports.
Navigation pane
Window area that organizes the database objects and from which you open objects.
Object window
Window area that displays each open object on its own tab.
Populate
Action of filling a database with records.
Datasheet view
Access view that displays data in columns and rows like an Excel worksheet.
Data type
Characteristic that defines the kind of data you can store in a field.
Record selector box
Box at the left of a record in Datasheet view that you click to select an entire record.
Append
To add on to the end of an object, such as to add records to the end of an existing table.
Field properties
Characteristics of a field that control how the field displays and how data is entered.
Primary key
Field that uniquely identifies a record in a table.
Source file
Underlying design of a table is referred to as the...
Query
Object that retrieves specific data and then displays only the data that you specify.
Report
Object that displays fields and records from a table or query in a printable form.
Redundant
Information repeated in a database in a manner that indicates poor design.
Short text
Data type that describes text, a combination of text and numbers, or numbers that aren't used in calculations such as a zip code.
Currency
Data type describes monetary values and numeric data used in mathematical calculations involving data with one to four decimal places.
Property sheet
Precise changes to the properties- characteristics- of selected items in database can be made in the...
Autonumber
Data type that describes a unique sequential or random number assigned by Access as each record is entered.
Relational database
A more sophisticated type of database that stores multiple collections of data that are related to one another like data about the students.
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