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

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Term
database
Definition

Organized collections of information stored on a computer are known as

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tables

Definition
A database is made up of

which contain a collection of related data.

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record

Definition

A single unit of data, or _____________, contains information about one individual or item.

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field

Definition

Each separate piece of data that is stored in a record is known as a _____________.

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data type

Definition

Only a certain kind of information, or _____________, can be entered into a database.

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Garbage In, Garbage Out

Definition

The idea that a database is only as good as the data it contains is known as _____________.

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database management system

Definition

A _____________ manages the storage, organization, processing, and retrieval of data in a

database.

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flat-file database

Definition

A _____________ allows you to work with data in only one table.

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sort

Definition

With database software, it is easy to _____________ data, or arrange information in different

ways.

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relational databases

Definition

In _____________, files can be linked to each other by a field that is found in each of the files.

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key field

Definition

A student’s name is an example of a _____________, a field that is found in each of the tables.

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Object-oriented databases

Definition

_____________ store information about documents, audio clips, and video clips.

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information overload

Definition
A potential problem involved in the use of computers is having access to too much data, a

situation known as _____________.

Term

browse

Definition

One way to find data is to _____________, or look through all the records in a database.

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ascending order

Definition

When data is sorted in _____________, values such as 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C get larger or higher.

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descending order

Definition

When data is sorted in _____________, values such as 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C get smaller or lower.

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templates

Definition

With database software, it is easy to generate _____________, or ordered lists of selected

records and fields in an easy-to-read format.

Term

report template

Definition

In most databases, users can design a _____________, a pattern that controls how data will be displayed.

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