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

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Databases
Definition
an organized collection of information that may or nay not be stored in a computer
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Record
Definition

a part of a database that holds data about a particular individual or item

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tables

Definition

the underlying structure of a relational database characterized by rows and columns

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Field
Definition

part of a database that holds an individual piece of data

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Data type
Definition

settings applied to a database field, which allow the field to store only information of a specific type and/or format

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Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO)
Definition

a phrase that stresses the importance of inputting accurate data in a database

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Database management system (DBMS)
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a software program used to manage the storage, organization, processing, and retrieval of data in a database

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Relational database
Definition

a database in which shared key fields link data among tables

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Sort
Definition

to arrange data in a specific order

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Key field
Definition

an element that links tables in a relational database

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Object-oriented database
Definition

a database that stores objects, such as sound, video, text, and graphics

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Information overload
Definition

the result of a computer user being overwhelmed by the amount of information generated by his or her computer

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Browse
Definition

to find information in a database by looking at records one at a time

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Ascending order
Definition

the sorting of data by increasing value

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Descending order
Definition

the sorting of data by decreasing value

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Report
Definition

an ordered list of selected database records and fields in an easy-to-read format

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