| A | B |
|---|
| database | program to organize lists of information |
| DataTable | another name for database |
| table | each separate list created in a database |
| record | all information for one entry |
| field | each individual piece of information in a record |
| text | alphanumeric field data type |
| DateTime | date/time field data type |
| memo | alphanumeric field data type that's larger than a text field (holds descriptions) |
| AutoNumber | field data type that sequentially numbers each new record added to the database |
| YesNo | field data type the prompts database user to choose yes or no or to click a checkbox to fill in the field |
| FieldSize | how much information a field can contain (in characters) |
| PrimaryKey | an AutoNumber field that numbers the records entered, although it can be another type of field that has a unique entry for every record |
| wizard | step-by-step directions for creating a database |
| DesignView | view used to create field/ data type/ field sizes |
| DatasheetView | displays fields in a grid that resembles a spreadsheet (input information) |
| FormView | displays all the fields for each record (input information) |
| Query | used to find/ retrieve matching entries in the database (enter the criteria and the database displays all the records that match |
| Report | professionally formatted presentation of queried information |
| MailMerge | import database information into a word processing document |
