Databases Flashcards
1
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5 database datatypes
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Number: Used for both integers and real numbers Text: Used for both strings and chars Date/Time: Used for the date and/or time Boolean: Yes/No or True/False Currency: Used for money
2
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field
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One piece of information about an object
column
3
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record
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A collection of fields about the same object
row
4
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table
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collection of records about the same entity
5
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primary key
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field that uniquely identifies each record
6
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database
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persistent and structured collection of data