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Chaprter 8 Database
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Computer Science
8th Grade
09/29/2008

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Term

Organized collections of information stored on a computer are known as______.

Definition
Database
Term
A data base is made up of______, which contain a collection of related data.
Definition

tables

Term
A single unit of data, or _______, contains information about one indivedual or item
Definition
records
Term
Each seperate peice of data that is stored in a record is known as a _______.
Definition

field

Term
Only a certain kind of information, or ________, can be entered into a database
Definition
data type
Term
the idea that a database is only good as the data it contains is known as _______.
Definition
garbage in, garbage out
Term

A ______ manages the starage, organisation, processing, and retrieval of data in a data base

Definition
DBMS
Term
A ______ allows you to work with data in only one table
Definition
Flat file database
Term
With database software, it is easier to _______ data, or arrange information in different ways
Definition
sort
Term
In _______, files can be linked to each other by a field that is found in each of the files
Definition
relational databases
Term
A students' name is an example of a _______, a fieldthat is found in each of the tables
Definition
Key field
Term
_______ stor information about documents, audio clips, and video clips.
Definition
object oriented databases
Term
A potential problem involved in the use of computers is having access to too much data, a situation known as ________
Definition
information overload
Term
One way to search data is to _______, or look through all records in a database
Definition
browse
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When data is is sorted in ________ order going from smaller to higher.
Definition
Ascending order
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When data is sorted from greatest to least is called ________.
Definition
Decending order
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