| A | B |
|---|
| an organized collection of information | database |
| organizing information from smallest to largest or A-Z | ascending |
| to make any change to the information in a database | editng |
| each piece of information entered for each field or record | entry |
| a category of information | field |
| a collection of related records in a database | file |
| a collection of field and entries on one topic | record |
| to arrange information in a specific order | sort |
| to look for specific information | search |
| organizing information in order from largest to smallest or Z-A | descending |
| Records sorted in ascending order based on the data in a date/time field. | chronological order |
| A field that sores dollar amounts | currency |
| A field that stores a date or time | date/time field |
| The table view that shows the field definitions for a table. | design view |
| Used to query an Access data base | filter |
| A field format that displays a value to specified number of decimal places. | fixed |
| A field format that displays a number exactly as entered. | general number |
| A field format that stores only numeric values. | number field |
| A field format that multiples the value entered by 100 and displays it with a % sign | percent |
| Used to limit the records displayed to those that meet certain criteria | query |
