Lesson 1459 of 1524
Understanding and Using Databases
Databases consist of objects, including tables, queries, forms, and reports.
Practice this chapterDatabases consist of objects, including tables, queries, forms, and reports. Access contains typical database objects such as tables, queries, forms, and reports
Access is a relational database management system that can work with other systems Databases are storage areas for data, small bits of information that are collected all around us.
database — a structured set of data stored in a way that allows us to make use of it. relational database — a database whose design and structure enable it to communicate with other systems that hold data. table — the structure that holds individual data records in a database. report — formatted summary of specific information in a database.
Worked example
What does “database” mean in Understanding and Using Databases?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for database.
- 2The book says: a structured set of data stored in a way that allows us to make use of it.
- 3Do not use the meaning of relational database. That term means a database whose design and structure enable it to communicate with other systems that hold data.
Result: a structured set of data stored in a way that allows us to make use of it
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for database.
Do not swap database and relational database. database means a structured set of data stored in a way that allows us to make use of it. relational database means a database whose design and structure enable it to communicate with other systems that hold data.
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A fresh set from this chapter only. Choose 10 or 20. Multiple choice and fill-in, with no repeat inside the set.