| A | B |
| database | a collection of organized information |
| database file | related records in a database |
| field | a category of information |
| record | a group of fields related to one topic |
| entry | data that is in a field |
| sort | to arrange data in order |
| ascending | sorting data in alphabetical order or numerical order |
| descending | sorted in reverse alphabetical or reverse numerical order |
| search | to find specific data that meets certain conditions or criteria |
| connectors | words such as and, or, and not that join conditons together when searching |