NC Online Computer Skills Test Database Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 AND | A way to search for information using the words AND, OR and NOT. This word requires that both conditions be true. (Boolean logic was created by English mathematician George Boole 150 years ago. |
| database | Software application that helps manage large collections of information. A simple one of these might be a single file containing many records, with the same set of fields. Data can be sorted and searched by one or more criteria. |
| field | A place in a database record where a CATEGORY of information can be entered or located. |
| OR | Formal name given to advanced search strategies using AND, OR and NOT connectors. This word requires that one, not both, conditions must be true. (Boolean logic was created by English mathematician George Boole 150 years ago.) |
| record | A collection of related field and entries. |
| retrieve | Open a saved document. |
| search | To look for specific information on the internet or computer. |
| sort | Arranging information in a specific order (usually ascending and descending). |
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