Glossary Unit # : 5(access)
1)Database
2) Relational Database
3) Query
4) Field
5) Tables
6) Forms
7) Reports
8) Data vs. Info
9) Qualitative data
10)Quantitative data
11) Microsoft Access
12) Primary Key
Represent objects which are used to organize
data and manipulate it. The data could be
tables, queries, etc.
A set of tables containing data with
predefined categories
Collects data from multiple tables, which
than serves as the main source for a form or
report
Makes the source for a data page
Stores data in records and fields ( rows and
columns)
you place controls for entering, displaying,
and editing data in fields
An access object which you can print
containing information that is organized
according to your design and specifications
Data: Facts which are not organized and need
to be processed. It is useless until it is
organized
Information: when data is processed and
organized, it is usefull
Data which is given in words, text,
paragraphs, etc.
Data which is given in numbers
A database management system
One or more fields which identify each record
in a table. It is used to relate a table to
foreign keys in other tables