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| Present Time; is referred to because of the computer's fast retrieval and large storage capabilities |
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| a single piece of information entered in a database; |
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| the database application in the software package for Microsoft Office |
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| used for entering and viewing data |
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| used for displaying specific data |
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| used for formatting and organizing data for printing |
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| defined by its name, type, size, and format; stores only one piece of data; |
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| Tips on Choosing Field Names |
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| Short and unique; no spaces and capital letters; complete words; avoid using special characters |
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| Stores letters, symbols, words, and combination of letters |
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| Stores several lines of text |
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| Automatically stores a numeric value that is one greater than that in the last record added |
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| the number of characters or the type of number it can store; can hold up to 255 characters; size of the number field is defined by the type of value it stores |
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| Determines how data will be displayed |
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| Generic; Fixed; Percent; Standard |
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Long: Saturday, November 12, 2006;
Medium: 24 June 03
Short: 6/23/05 |
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| a group of related fields |
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| the data for a set of fields |
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