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| Database | A structured collection of similar information which can be searched. |
| Simple search | A search on one field. |
| Complex search | A search on more than one field. |
| Data file | A collection of structured data on a particular topic. |
| Record | A collection of structured data on a particular person or thing. Each record may consist on one or more field. |
| Field | A field is an area on the record which contains an individual item of data. |
| Record format | You can alter the record format of the database to suit a particular purpose. |
| Searching and Sorting | Two main reasons for using a database package. The commands query and find may be used instead of search. |
| Types of fields | Fields such as: Numeric, text, graphics, date, time. |
| Data features | Data features such as: create fields, add and alter fields record, search, query or find. |
| Computed fields | A field containing a calculation involving one or more fields. |
| Keyword | A word that is used to search for an item in a database. |
| Primary key | A key field which is used to uniquely identify a record. |
