Database Design Keywords Flashcards
1
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Entity
A
A single piece of data based upon a real life object.
An entity is a table.
2
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Attribute
A
A property/quality of an entity.
An attribute is a field.
3
Q
Flat file Database
A
A database consisting of only one table.
4
Q
Relational Database
A
A database consisting of multiple tables holding data.
5
Q
Table
A
A table is used to store data about a specific subject.
6
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Field
A
Used to store individual data values related to the table.
7
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Atomic Data
A
Individual data that can’t be broken down any further.
