| A | B |
| fields | catagories of information |
| entry | data in a field |
| record | all of the information about one item. |
| sort | arrange data in a particular order such as alphabetical. |
| ascending | alphabetical or numerical order from A-Z & 0-9. |
| descending | data the opposite of ascending order. (Z-A & 9-0) |
| search, query or filter | method to find specific data within a database that meets certain conditions or criteria |
| database | organized collection of related information. |
| connectors | words such as AND or OR |
| template | a pattern or form that is used repeatedly for each record in a database file |
| file | the entire database is also known as a database file |
| comparison operators | >,<,=,and,or |
| primary key | The field that is used as an unique identifier. |
| primary sort | A type of sort that is performed after the primary sort is defined. |