| A | B |
|---|
| database | collection of records and files organized for a particular purpose |
| records | database entries, which are stored in rows |
| fields | each individual item of data, stored in columns |
| primary key | unique identifier assigned to a field |
| data type | indicates the type of data stored in a field |
| title bar | displays the name of the product, Microsoft Access |
| datasheet view | a table is presented as a collection of rows and columns called a datasheet |
| form view | shows a single record at a time |
| design view | lets you arrange the data in rows and fields |
| landscape | printout that goes across the length of the page |
| portrait | printout that goes across the width of the page |
| table | stores the information in records and fields |
| query | a question represented in a way Access can understand |
| report | an organized presentation designed to be printed of the information in your tables |
| report wizard | helps create a report by asking step by step questions |
| field list | contains all the fields from the table being used in the query |
| value | data that is entered and contained in a single field, in a single record |
