Data Storage Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
System for managing a collection of data
A
Database
2
Q
Data about a particular type of thing e.g. Student, customer
A
Table
3
Q
A row in the table that holds information about a single item
A
Record
4
Q
Every column holds information about a property of the items in the table.
A
Field
5
Q
Unique identifier of each record in a table
A
Primary key
6
Q
Sequences of letters, numbers and symbols
A
Text or characters or string
7
Q
Multi line text
A
Memo
8
Q
Numerical Value
A
Number
9
Q
Dates or a combination of dates and times
A
Date/Time
10
Q
True or false value
A
Logical/Boolean
