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19 Cards in this Set
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Database
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An organized collection of of facts about people, events, or ideas related to a specific topic
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Data
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Facts about people events things or ideas
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Information
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Data that is organized in a useful manner
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Flat database
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A simple database that is not related or linked to anyother collection of data
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Table
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The database object that stores the data and which is the foundation of an access database
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Record
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A table row that contains all of the categories of data pertaining to one person, place, thing, event, or idea
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Field
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A single piece of information that is stored in every record and is represented by a column in a table
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First principle of good database design
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a principle stating that data is organized in tables so that there is no redundant data
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Second principle of good database design
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a principle stating that techniques are used to ensure the accuracy of data entered into a table
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Normalization
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The process of applying design rules and principles to ensure that a database performs as expected
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Common field
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A field in one or more tables that stores the same data
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Objects
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the basic parts of a database for example queries, forms, and reports
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Navigation Pane
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The window pane that organizes the database objects and from which you open the objects
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Object Window
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displays the open object in its own tab
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Populate
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The object of filling a database with records
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Datasheet View
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View that displays data in columns and rows like an excel wkst
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Data Type
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defines the kind of data you can enter into a field
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Field properties
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characteristics of a field that control how the field displays and how data is entered
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report
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displays data in a printable format
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