| A | B |
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| sorting from smallest to largest. Example: A – Z or 0 – 9 | Ascending |
| words like OR and AND used in searching databases which indicate whether records satisfy one rule (OR) or if both rules must be satisfied (AND) | Connectors |
| used in many databases to identify each record uniquely, like creating a unique invoice number in an invoice database. Also known as a Primary Key in some programs | Counter Field |
| the information that is entered into the computer for processing | Data |
| an electronic filing system that stores and retrieves information | Database |
| allows one to organize, summarize, and print selected portions of a database | Database Report |
| displays the table in a row-and-column format | Datasheet View |
| the different types of data entered in a database, i.e., number, text, date/time, etc. | Data Type (Format) |
| used for storing dates and times in a specific format to allow you to do such things as age an account or time an event | Date and Time Field |
| sorting from largest to smallest. Example: Z – A or 9 – 0 | Descending |
| displays the field names and what kind of values you can enter in each field. In this view you can define or modify the field formats and create field names and data types for a database | Design View |
| to make changes to the information in a database | Editing |
| to type information into a field in a database | Enter/Entering |
| the information that is entered in the fields in a database | Entry |
| a category of information in a database | Field |
| a label at the top of a database column that describes the kind of information to be stored in the column | Field Name |
| a group of records. Also known as a Table in some programs | File |
| a feature that displays records that meet one or more specific criteria | Filter/Query/Search |
| displaying one record at a time | Form View |
| displaying more than one record at a time | List View |
| can be one of two entries, basically YES or NO (or ON or OFF or TRUE or FALSE) | Logical Field |
| used for information that does not fit easily into a category such as notes or comments | Memo Field |
| used to store purely numeric information | Numeric Field |
| used for other media types that might include a picture of an employee or product, a sound file, a clip-art image, or any other type of non-text entry | Object Field |
| words or symbols such as less than (<), greater than (>), or equal to (=) | Operators |
| a complete set of field entries | Record |
| the number that identifies the sequence of a record in a database | Record Number |
| a display of records or parts of records that satisfy a particular search or sort | Report |
| arranging information in alphabetical or numerical order | Sorting |
| used to store alphanumeric information. You may also hear this type of field called a character field | Text Field |
| The * symbol or asterisk is considered a wildcard character. If you don’t know the spelling of a word or you want to search plurals or variations of a word, use the wildcard character | Wildcards |
