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| data | information entered into the computer to be processed. Consists of text, numbers, sounds, video and images |
| database | a collection of related information organized in a manner that provides for rapid search and retrieval |
| database management system (DBMS) | a software program that is used to create, maintain, and provide controlled accesses to data |
| database window | the command center for working with Access objects |
| datasheet | in a database, a row-and-column table view of the data in tables, forms, and queries |
| datasheet view | in a database, it is a row-and-column view of data in a table, form, or query |
| design view | in a database, it is used to create a table, form, query, and report |
| field | a column in a database table. Each field contains a specific piece of information for a record |
| forms | in a database, the object used to enter data in a table |
| information | data that has been organized and processed so that it is meaningful and useful |
| object | the components in a database; objects include tables, forms, queries, and reports |
| primary key | assigned to a field, it uniquely identifies each record in a database table |
| query | database objects that lets you specify criteria by which you search the data stored in a table |
| records | rows in a database that consist of a group of related fields |
| report | database object used for presenting data in an attractive format, and used primarily for printing |
| table | an arrangement of information in rows and columns; primary object in a database that contains the raw data |
| views | format in which you can display and work with the various objects in a database |
