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Office XP Access 2002
Office XP Access 2002, 2/e
Timothy O'Leary, Arizona State University

Creating a Database

Concepts

The following concepts will be introduced in this lab:

  1. Database: A database is an organized collection of related information. Typically, the information in a database is stored in a table consisting of vertical columns and horizontal rows.
  2. Object: An object is an item, such as a table or report, that can be created, selected, and manipulated as a unit.
  3. Field Name: A field name is used to identify the data stored in the field.
  4. Data Type: The data type defines the type of data the field will contain.
  5. Field Property: A field property is a characteristic that helps define a field. A set of field properties is associated with each field.
  6. Primary Key: A primary key is a field that uniquely identifies each record.
  7. Graphic: A graphic is a non-text element or object, such as a drawing or picture, which can be added to a table.
  8. Column Width: Column width refers to the size of each field column in Datasheet view. It controls the amount of data you can see on the screen.