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Microsoft Office Access 2003 Set 1
Concepts and Vocabulary for Access
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Computer Science
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02/28/2011

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Term
database management system
Definition
What does DBMS stand for?
Term
Microsoft Office Access
Definition
powerful DBMS that functions in the Windows environment and allows you to create and process data in a database
Term
database
Definition
a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data
Term
database management system
Definition
a software tool that allows you to use a computer to create a database
Term
records
Definition
rows in the tables that contain information about a given person, product, or event
Term
row
Definition
contains information about a specific client
Term
field
Definition
column in the table that contain a specific piece of information within a record
Term
unique identifier
Definition
a field that is only assigned to one client
Term
primary key
Definition
another name for unique identifier
Term
task pane
Definition
a separate window that enables users to carry out some Access tasks more efficiently
Term
Getting Started task pane
Definition
a task pane that is used only to create a new database
Term
language bar
Definition
toolbar that displays when Office Speech Recognition software is installed--which allows you to speak commands and dictate text
Term
Office Speech Recognition software
Definition
software program that allows you to speak commands and dictate text
Term
restored, minimized, hidden
Definition
What three states can the language bar be in?
Term
restored
Definition
language bar is displayed somewhere in the Access Window
Term
minimized
Definition
language bar is displayed on the Windows taskbar
Term
hidden
Definition
language bar is not seen on the screen
Term
right click on open area of taskbar|Toolbars|Language bar
Definition
If you want the language bar to appear, what do you do (2)
Term
software is not installed
Definition
If the language bar command is dimmed on the Toolbars submenu, what does it mean?
Term
database
Definition
What do you have to create before you can store tables, reports, forms, and queries?
Term
Database Wizard
Definition
helps you create a database by suggesting commonly used database designs
Term
title bar
Definition
top bar in the Microsoft Access window that includes the title and the Control-menu icon
Term
menu bar
Definition
displayed below the title bar that displays menu names that represent commands
Term
menu
Definition
a list of commands
Term
submenu
Definition
another menu that appears when you point to an arrow on a menu
Term
short menu
Definition
a list of most recently used commands that displays after clicking a menu name
Term
full menu
Definition
menu that lists all the commands associated with a menu
Term
dimmed commands
Definition
commands that are not available for the current selection
Term
hidden command
Definition
command with medium blue shading to the left of it on a full menu that does not display on a short menu
Term
click View|Toolbars|select toolbar you want
Definition
If the Access toolbar does not display, what three things should you do?
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