Access Lesson 1
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raydunavant on August 29, 2011
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Microsoft Access Basics
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Best fit | The term used when a column in a datasheet is resized to the best width for the data contained in the column. |
| Compacting | A process that rearranges the way a database is stored on disk and optimizes the performance of the database. |
| Database | A database is a collection of objects that work together to store, retrieve, display, and summarize data and also to automate tasks |
| Database Management system (DBMS) | A program that you use to store, retrieve, analyze, and print information. |
| Datasheet | Displays the data for a table or query in rows and columns, with records in rows and fields in columns. |
| Datasheet selector | The box in the upper-left corner of a datasheet that, when clicked, selects all fields and records in the datasheet. |
| Datasheet view | The view of a database table that displays data in rows and columns. |
| Fields | A single characteristic in a table's design that appears in a datasheet as a column. |
| Field name | The name of a column in a database table. |
| Field selector | The top of a column in a datasheet that contains the field name. Clicking this selects the column. |
| Field value | The specific data stored in a field for a record. |
| Navigation Pane | The pane in Access that displays the objects in a database. |
| Record | The collection of field values for a complete set of data. |
| Record selector | The box in the upper-left corner of a report where the horizontal and vertical rulers intersect that you can click to select the entire report. |
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