Key terms lesson 1

1. Database- is a collection of data, or information , related to a specific subject and kept together in a file.
2. Database object- provides a strusture through wich you can store your data.
3. Database window- used to acess database objects contained in the database.
4. Datasheet- is the row-and-column-format.
5. Datasheet view- to add, modify, or delete data in a table or query.
6. Design view- to set or change the structure of any object.
7. Field - Every row is a unique record that contains all the data for a particular item.
8. Form- a window into the data on one or more tables.
9. Form View - commonly used because it allows you to view the fields for only one record at a time.
10. Print Preview - allows you to see how the data will look when you print a report.
11. Query - looks like a table, but it doesn't contain any data contain any data itself; instead, it displays only specific data from tables based on the criteria you supply.
12. Record - every row that contains all the data for a particular item.
13. Record Selector - you can select an entire record by clicking the record selector, a small gray box to the left of each record.
14. Relational Database - allows you to store categories of data in separate tables, yet combine data from any of the tables.
15. Report - a professional-looking printout of database data that usually contains summary information.
16. Table - is the only object in an Access database that contains data.