Database

What is a database?

• something that holds data

• a program on a computer

• something that finds data

• something that sends data

Which of these holds lots of data?

• Record

• Field

• Table

• Drawing

In a TABLE, a column is known as a...

• Record

• Field

• Row

• Data

In a TABLE, a row is known as a...

• Information

• Column

• Data

• Record

The best data type to choose for a memberID would be

• Number

• Date/Time

• Text

• Currency

The best data type to choose for date of birth would be

• Number

• Date/Time

• Text

• Currency

The software that we use to create a database is

• Microsoft Publisher

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Access

In a database, data is stored in

• Queries

• Forms

• Reports

• Tables

In a database, all the information about one person or thing is called a

• Worksheet

• Presentation

• Record

• File

Which of the following would be used to uniquely identify a record?

• Validation

• Data type

• Primary key

• Field size