| A | B |
| ASCENDING | SORTING FROM SMALLEST TO LARGEST |
| CONNECTORS | WORDS LIKE OR-AND IN SEARCHES |
| DATA | INFO ENTERED INTO COMPUTER FOR PROCESSING |
| DATABASE | ELECTRONIC FILING CABINET |
| DATA TYPE | NUMBER, TEXT, DATE/TIME, ETC. |
| DESCENDING | SORTING FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST |
| EDITING | MAKE CHANGES TO INFO IN DATABASE |
| FIELD | CATEGORY OF INFO IN DATABASE LIKE LAST NAME |
| ENTRY | INFO ENTERED INTO EACH SECTION OF DATABASE |
| FILE | GROUP OF RECORDS |
| FILTER | FINDS RECORDS THAT MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA |
| OPERATOR | WORD OR SYMBOL SUCH AS > FOR GREATER THAN |
| RECORD | COMPLETE SET OF FIELD ENTRIES |
| SORTING | ARRANGING INFO IN ALPHABETICAL OR NUMERICAL ORDER |
| WILDCARDS | * SYMBOL USED WHEN YOU ARE NOT SURE OF SPELLING LIKE CATHY OR KATHY |